Liverpool are fielding appreciable curiosity for left-back Owen Beck forward of a choice over his future, however the membership are usually not more likely to conform to any mortgage offers.
Beck has featured twice in pre-season to date, however has been amongst these used extra sparingly having clocked 45 minutes on the pitch to date.
Within the absence of the injured Andy Robertson, Arne Slot has most well-liked Kostas Tsimikas as his beginning left-back, with Beck one of many gamers whose future is doubtful.
Golf equipment within the Championship have been credited with an curiosity within the 21-year-old, who additionally has suitors in Germany and the Netherlands.
The Mail‘s Lewis Steele has now added Celtic to that checklist, with the Scottish aspect having already gone near signing Beck on a everlasting deal in January.
Nevertheless, Steele insists that Liverpool “desire a sale fairly than a mortgage, which might rule out Celtic,” who’re seemingly searching for a short lived addition at left-back.
This choice comes after a breakout mortgage for Beck final season with Dundee, sandwiching a quick return to Liverpool in January which – after an look off the bench towards Bournemouth – dominated out becoming a member of one other membership.
With it unlikely that the Welshman leapfrogs Robertson and Tsimikas within the first-team setup, the Reds are clearly desirous to capitalise on his rising inventory.
It’s refreshing, in a manner, as they appear ready to sanction everlasting strikes for gamers corresponding to Beck and Tyler Morton, who lately might have been retained till later of their 20s.
Slot has been conducting a top-to-bottom evaluate of his prolonged first-team squad throughout pre-season, and sure names seem to have fought their manner into rivalry.
But when others are usually not backed to interrupt by way of, it appears sensible to agree phrases on a sale – to not solely money in on their worth, but additionally permit them to proceed their careers at an acceptable degree.
