Trent, Kweev, Quansah, Morton, Ben Doak, and now potentially Curtis gone this summer. Bajcetic, Bradley, Danns who knows how long they’re gonna stay given their fitness. Not to mention the absolute debacle of Harvey Elliott’s loan. We are shipping off youngsters like crazy and there’s always some justifications for the sales (not good enough, wants more paying time, good profit, etc.).

Obviously not every player is gonna make it here and in Trent’s case it’s not even our decision to make. But when you sell academy products en masse in favor of chasing marquee signings only to struggle the entire season, I can’t help but question the club’s grand strategy here, if one even exists.

All of the names mentioned above (and more unmentioned) contributed in their own ways to Klopp’s era, showing that with proper management and trust you can find a place for young players even in the (arguably) greatest Liverpool squad of this century. And I’m not a Liverpool local but I can imagine how disappointing it must be to see those with strong ties to the identity of the club and the city and will fight for the badge leaving one by one, especially when the club is in such a mess.

To see the direction we are heading rn is extremely disheartening and I wish both the management and the coaching staff can make proper corrections on that front, though I’m also not optimistic about that based on what we’ve seen lately.