He is growing very well through Liverpool's youth ranks at the moment, perhaps especially in the back positions. Conor Bradley has hit the ground running in the first team, while Owen Beck delivers the goods for Dundee in the Scottish Premiership.
In the January window, two other defenders were also sent off, both ending up at their club in League One. We then talk about Luke Chambers at Wigan and Calvin Ramsey at Bolton, two youngsters who have had very different developments recently.
Player of the month
We can start with the good news, which is Luke Chambers. Many may remember him from the Europa League matches against Toulouse, LASK and Union SG this autumn.
The 2004 model, who turns 20 this summer, has started his loan spell at Wigan in excellent fashion. The defender quickly became one of the club's most important players, and was named Player of the Month for February, among other things.
He has also been on the pitch in all the matches since the loan was confirmed on 12 January, both as a left-back and as a centre-back.
With Andy Robertson and Kostas Tsimikas in the first team, and competing with Callum Scanlon and loanee Owen Beck, a place with the Reds next year could be tough to come by, but rarely have we seen so much good talent in the same team. position.
One advantage Chambers may have over his peers is that Xabi Alonso, who is frequently linked with Liverpool, is said to be a huge fan of his. In the summer, German newspaper Bild reported interest from Leverkusen, but a loan move has not been formalized.
New nightmare
Compared to Chambers, Calvin Ramsey's loan spell at Bolton and the Championship has been nothing short of a nightmare. The Scot was on loan to Preston in the autumn, but struggled with injuries and a lack of playing time.
Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool ended up bringing the right-back back in the January window to find a new loan, which would give him more playing time. This was not the case, although Bolton played an important role in the development of Liverpool's other full-back, Conor Bradley.
After the loan was confirmed on 29 January, Ramsey made just four appearances (130 minutes). His last appearance came against Charlton on 17 February. He also sat on the bench a few days later, but since then no one has seen anything of him.
There was also no reason (injury, form) for him not to be in Bolton's squad at the moment.
With Bradley's impressive form in 2024, there is no doubt that Ramsey is playing for his future at Anfield at the moment, but it will be particularly difficult if he is unable to play for Bolton in the spring.
It's stupid, because there's no doubt that the 20-year-old has crazy talent. Among other things, he was named Young Player of the Year in the Scottish Premiership before his move to Liverpool, so we can cross our fingers for positive development in March, April and May.
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