Liverpool's Adekanye set to leave Reds on free transfer next summer
The Netherlands youth international will not be signing a new deal at Anfield and looks set to continue his career in the Italian capital
Liverpool youngster Bobby Adekanye is set to leave Liverpool on a free transfer next summer, Goal can reveal.
The 19-year-old has informed the club he intends to run down his Reds contract, which will enable him to move as a free agent at the end of this season. Lazio are understood to be leading the chase for the versatile forward.
Liverpool had been keen to extend the Nigeria-born Dutch youth international’s deal at Anfield, and had been ready to let him leave on loan in January in order to gain first-team experience.
But club sources have indicated that they were left frustrated by delays in contract negotiations and have recenty been informed that the player sees his future elsewhere. Goal understands that Liverpool expect Adekanye to join Lazio, though Adekanye has also been the subject of interest from a number of other clubs across Europe, notably in the Netherlands.
Adekanye joined the Reds from Barcelona in 2015, and has been a regular fixture in their under-18, under-19 and under-23 sides since.
He had previously played for both Ajax and PSV, and was a key member of Steven Gerrard’s under-19 team which reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Youth League last season. This season, he has started regularly for Neil Critchley’s under-23s.
The player's camp, for their part, are understood to be unhappy with Liverpool's offer of an extension, and believe Adekanye is unlikely to get first-team chances at Anfield in the coming years. Despite being at Anfield for more than three years, Adekanye is rarely invited to train with Jurgen Klopp's senior squad, instead based at the club's Academy in Kirkby.
The Netherlands youth international will not be signing a new deal at Anfield and looks set to continue his career in the Italian capital
Liverpool youngster Bobby Adekanye is set to leave Liverpool on a free transfer next summer, Goal can reveal.
The 19-year-old has informed the club he intends to run down his Reds contract, which will enable him to move as a free agent at the end of this season. Lazio are understood to be leading the chase for the versatile forward.
Liverpool had been keen to extend the Nigeria-born Dutch youth international’s deal at Anfield, and had been ready to let him leave on loan in January in order to gain first-team experience.
But club sources have indicated that they were left frustrated by delays in contract negotiations and have recenty been informed that the player sees his future elsewhere. Goal understands that Liverpool expect Adekanye to join Lazio, though Adekanye has also been the subject of interest from a number of other clubs across Europe, notably in the Netherlands.
Adekanye joined the Reds from Barcelona in 2015, and has been a regular fixture in their under-18, under-19 and under-23 sides since.
He had previously played for both Ajax and PSV, and was a key member of Steven Gerrard’s under-19 team which reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Youth League last season. This season, he has started regularly for Neil Critchley’s under-23s.
The player's camp, for their part, are understood to be unhappy with Liverpool's offer of an extension, and believe Adekanye is unlikely to get first-team chances at Anfield in the coming years. Despite being at Anfield for more than three years, Adekanye is rarely invited to train with Jurgen Klopp's senior squad, instead based at the club's Academy in Kirkby.
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