🧵 THREAD: New names.

Liverpool academy 2025/26: A small list of players who have yet to forge name amongst first-team or fan base that have potential to have interesting seasons relative to their own level and expectations. A new scholarship group has been introduced.

As objectives are hit, top talent becomes evident in the sphere of fans with markers like first-team appearances or training involvement.

But beneath that, will always be the ‘next up’ so to speak.

Arne Slot’s phenomenal reign that knocked down the door of the Premier League was supplemented by a more selective hand-picked approach to the academy in which we are now seeing the real emergence of Rio Ngumoha and Trey Nyoni.

The bridge between the academy and the first-team remains ever important at Liverpool.

Last year, this list featured Kornel Misciur and Kieran Morrison whom both have recently featured for Arne Slot’s first team. As an academy account it’s always fun to see those just under the obvious successes; the next up, so to speak.

Again, as per usual, the caveat that this list is NOT with the view of being good enough for Liverpool. Simply an interesting talent set for a good season.

Omission means nothing, many players will have as good of a season as these players. Tried not to included those set for loans or more obvious names. Ngumoha, Nyoni and even the more popular names in the academy U18 like Bradshaw aren’t on here.

There are players I am told could be of the same level or higher but I just personally haven’t seen enough and I, for one, are a fool often.

Abuse not tolerated. Although, if it’s towards me that’s fine!

Liverpool will be busy this month in the loans department. They should be, as there are a significant number of academy players who are at this point crying out for a loan.

A small thread of player who could be useful pick-ups for clubs in the football league and beyond. James Balagizi (21) a multifunctional midfielder with the intelligence to play as a 6, 8 or 10. Does have an impressive League 2 loan under his built. Slices through the pitch. Back fit after injury woes hampered him in further loans. Needs mens football.

THREAD 🧵 New names

Liverpool academy 2024/25: Several players who have yet to forge name amongst first-team that I think have the potential to have interesting seasons either in the academy or on loan.

The up-and-coming talents at a top club are obvious to see for the casual viewer with markers met such as first-team appearances or simply being named in the match-day squad.

Liverpool, this season, have utilised the academy more handedly than previous with cup-runs and injury initiated space supplemented by the structure and pipeline manned by Vitor Matos and co.

Nine academy debuts were given in the 2023/24 season: Calum Scanlon, Luke Chambers, Jayden Danns, James McConnell, Jarell Quansah, Mateusz Musialowski, Lewis Koumas and Trey Nyoni. As an academy account it’s always fun to see those just under the obvious successes; the next up, so to speak.

Here are a group of players who I think can have really promising seasons or careers, that have yet to hit a marker in men’s football.

🧵 THREAD: Tracking interesting moves of former LFC academy players.

Commendable when a player moves to the lower leagues to ply their trade before climbing back to the Premier League. Goalkeeper, Lawrence Vigouroux, spent two year on LFC books and has today signed for Burnley

Yasser Larouci (22) is another former Red returning to the Premier League this Summer, signing for Sheff United. Loan to buy.

The stocky left-back made two first-team appearances although, had picked up real momentum before injury on tour. 4 years at LFC signing from Le Havre.