After being totally ignored by Jurgen Klopp in the second half of the season, 'excellent' Liverpool attacker Joao Carlos Teixeira has finally decided to quit the club and seek first-team football elsewhere.
Over the weekend, the Liverpool Echo claimed that LFC offered Teixeira a new deal, but according to Sky Sports today:
"Joao Carlos Teixeira has rejected a contract to stay at Anfield to join FC Porto. The 23-year-old has signed a deal until 2020 with the Portuguese giants".
Reacting to his new deal, Teixeira enthused:
“I am from the north and to [play for Porto] has always been a dream. I had other offers but do not want anything other than to wear blue and white.”
I've constantly argued for Teixeira to be given a consistent chance, but there's no point staying at Anfield as he'll never get a proper chance. As history proves, non-British attackers *never* make it through the academy to become first-team regulars, and Teixeira's exit proves once again that the Academy is a graveyard for young foreign attackers.
In Teixeira's case:
* 2012: Considered to be one of Europe's most promising young players. Signs for Liverpool at the age of 19 for €1m.
* 2015: Despite breaking his leg in February 2015, Teixeira wins two 'Player of the Year' awards in one season (For Brighton, and for LFC).
* 2015-16: After showing admirable mental strength/attitude to fight back from a broken leg in just four months, Teixeira achieves the best goals/assists per minute ratio on Liverpool's pre-season summer tour (yet is ignored as soon as the season begins).
* 2015-16: Despite good performances in cup games, Klopp restricts Teixeira to just 3 minutes of Prem game time all season. He then leaves the club on a free transfer.
So, let's get this straight: Liverpool sign one of Europe's most promising young attackers; stunt his development by constantly ignoring him for first-team football, and then let him leave for free. Amazing youth development strategy!
Young players are signed to challenge for the first-team, but there's also an opportunity for the club to make a profit somewhere down the line. In Teixeira's case, Liverpool failed on both counts, and ending up making a loss on the deal.
With that in mind, what exactly is the point of the Academy?
Over the weekend, the Liverpool Echo claimed that LFC offered Teixeira a new deal, but according to Sky Sports today:
"Joao Carlos Teixeira has rejected a contract to stay at Anfield to join FC Porto. The 23-year-old has signed a deal until 2020 with the Portuguese giants".
Reacting to his new deal, Teixeira enthused:
“I am from the north and to [play for Porto] has always been a dream. I had other offers but do not want anything other than to wear blue and white.”
I've constantly argued for Teixeira to be given a consistent chance, but there's no point staying at Anfield as he'll never get a proper chance. As history proves, non-British attackers *never* make it through the academy to become first-team regulars, and Teixeira's exit proves once again that the Academy is a graveyard for young foreign attackers.
In Teixeira's case:
* 2012: Considered to be one of Europe's most promising young players. Signs for Liverpool at the age of 19 for €1m.
* 2015: Despite breaking his leg in February 2015, Teixeira wins two 'Player of the Year' awards in one season (For Brighton, and for LFC).
* 2015-16: After showing admirable mental strength/attitude to fight back from a broken leg in just four months, Teixeira achieves the best goals/assists per minute ratio on Liverpool's pre-season summer tour (yet is ignored as soon as the season begins).
* 2015-16: Despite good performances in cup games, Klopp restricts Teixeira to just 3 minutes of Prem game time all season. He then leaves the club on a free transfer.
So, let's get this straight: Liverpool sign one of Europe's most promising young attackers; stunt his development by constantly ignoring him for first-team football, and then let him leave for free. Amazing youth development strategy!
Young players are signed to challenge for the first-team, but there's also an opportunity for the club to make a profit somewhere down the line. In Teixeira's case, Liverpool failed on both counts, and ending up making a loss on the deal.
With that in mind, what exactly is the point of the Academy?
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