Around this time last year I started a topic to look at the huge number of players we had accrued over the years, a lot of which were barely used, and to discuss who could be on their way out in the summer. As it happened last summer saw 23 players leave the Club from both the 1st team and the Academy, with another 12 going out on loan, out of the 53 players listed in the OP.
This topic is pretty much the same, where we'll be looking at those who remained, those who came in last summer, who should stay again, who's impressed and who not so much.
IT'S NOT TO DISCUSS WHO SHOULD COME IN!!
This was our named squad for the 2016/17 season.
Simon Mignolet, Loris Karius, Alex Manninger
Joel Matip, Dejan Lovren, Ragnar Klavan, Mamadou Sakho, Tiago Ilori, Nathaniel Clyne (HG), James Milner (HG), Alberto Moreno
Emre Can, Jordan Henderson (HG), Philippe Coutinho, Adam Lallana (HG), Georginio Wijnaldum, Sadio Mane, Lucas Leiva, Kevin Stewart (HG),
Daniel Sturridge (HG), Roberto Firmino, Danny Ings (HG)
(HG – Homegrown Player)
Grujic and Origi were not named as they were under 21s. Origi will need to be next season.
Loaned out.
Bogdan, Ward, Fulton, Flanno, Wisdom, Jones, Allan, Kent, Marko, Awaniyi, Dunn, Hart.
From that 1st team squad Ilori has already gone and Sakho will almost certainly follow and out of those loaned out I'd expect us to let go/sell Bogdan, Ward, Fulton, Flanno, Wisdom, Jones, Marko and Dunn.
Bogdan should never have arrived.
Ward I think will stay at Huddersfield, as he's now playing every week and unless Migs forces a move he'll be 3rd choice here.
Fulton hasn't done much at Chesterfield, he's played 22 games out of 28 and they're sitting in the relegation zone on 26 points with a GD of -17.
Dunn is always injured.
Flanno is a very sad case, not the best technically but always had heart and gave his best, unfortunately he's really not recovered from those knee injuries.
Wisdom and Jones I just can't see offering enough to keep them, same with Marko unless he has some out of this world performances at Hull.
I doubt Lucas will still be with us (but stranger things have happened) and it wouldn't surprise me to see Moreno, Can, Stewart, Ings and Sturridge go too.
Moreno has now had over a year of Jurgenification and he's still not got it, time to stop flogging a dead horse and accept defeat.
Can is a weird one, he's regressed this season or at least not developed how we expected him to do and now, by all accounts, he's stalling on extending his contract with Juve apparrently sniffing round. I know he seems to be a Klopp favourite but if he doesn't want to be here, then off you go.
Stewart, Ings and Studge, now there's a conundrum.
Stewart is no more than a decent squad player, I doubt if he'll ever play a significant role at the Club but Jürgen likes him, he seems happy with that role and he's homegrown.
Ings bless him, he so desparately wanted to be part of the Club and do his bit when asked of him and if his damned knees had held up he probably would have too. Oh how we could have done with him since November! I'd say him staying or leaving depends on if he's recovered from the last injury or not. We can't sell an injured player if they can't pass the medical.
Studge really needs to go and I think Jürgen has realised that now. He'll be a fantastic striker for someone, not as prolific as he was but still a decent striker.
From the youngsters Randall will more than likely go, Jordan Williams is another I expect to leave and Tom Brewitt has been having trials with other clubs.
So that's 17 players that barely feature, aren't good enough and never will be for what Jürgen needs or totally unreliable fitness wise.
Notable young players: Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ovie Ejaria, Joe Gomez, Sheyi Ojo, Harry Wilson, Ben Woodburn, Shamal George, Kamil Grabara, Cameron Brannagan, Pedro Chirivella, Ryan Kent.
From the youngsters, Cam, Pedro and Brooks Lennon are now out on loan till the summer, Kent already was, the rest are training with and considered part of the senior squad, apart from the 2 keepers. Naturally they'll all continue to play at u23s level when they aren't part of the senior matchday squad.
Joe and Sheyi are still being gradually brought back to match fitness and now poor old Ovie has a really bad injury that could be devestating for his development. Grujic is also still very young and has barely got any PL minutes due to his ongoing injury problems but if he recovers well from them we'll see much more of him next season too.
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