Ben Woodburn. Just 17 years and 45 days old, the Welsh starlet took the limelight becoming Liverpool’s youngest ever goalscorer surpassing Liverpool legend Michael Owen’s record last season. The progress he has made since, in the red shirt, hasn’t gone unnoticed by his manager and owners.
Ben Woodburn has penned a new long-term deal with Liverpool committing his future to the Anfield faithful. This can only come as a huge boost for the club simply because of the big shots that are already targeting him. Don Balon claims that Spanish outfit, Barcelona were keeping a keen eye on the Welshman since the age of 12.
It only seems right that their interest would’ve heated up, even more, seeing his performances in recent times. He marked his international debut with a sensational strike that spread the youngster’s word around the football world. If the interest from the Catalans wasn’t enough, Bale spoke highly of the teenager’s potential urging his current club to purchase him. All these signify that a star is in the making, ready to up the ante on the grand stage.
Jurgen Klopp has been a huge admirer of Woodburn, having spoken highly of him on a countless number of occasions. He has put his head down and his attitude has been top notch, being available for the senior team whenever called upon and also performing exquisitely for the youth teams. Ben Woodburn’s age is the biggest eye-opener. Having turned 18 not too long ago, the starlet has a huge career ahead of him.
Ben’s stats for last season are quite staggering. His performances for the under-23 team earned his call-up for the senior team, bagging 8 goals along with 6 assists in just 15 appearances. It is quite astonishing to see the maturity of this player both on and off the field. While on the field, he seems to be a player with loads of experience in his bag.
Here at Liverpool, he has the opportunity to train and work under some of the best in the business. Attending the sessions with Steven Gerrard for the under-19 is a blessing in disguise. For a man who has come up the ranks himself, he knows Ben Woodburn’s requirements better than anybody. Added to this, the German’s influence provides the sweetest of ingredients for the player to be dished out perfectly.
Liverpool have a star in the making and possibly one for the future record books. It is a day of celebrations for everyone associated with Liverpool Football Club as they look forward to some sizzling performances in the red shirt from the Welsh Wonderkid, performances that are hopefully itched in the Liverpool like-minded for years to come.
