Luca Stephenson has loved a constructive season up to now at Dundee United, and supervisor Jim Goodwin has now expressed an curiosity in signing the teen completely.
The mortgage system isn’t for everybody. Stephenson, although, is a participant who has massively benefitted from his time away from the academy.
The 21-year-old spent final season at Barrow earlier than returning to Liverpool for the early a part of pre-season underneath Arne Slot.
It was then determined {that a} mortgage at Scottish Premiership outfit Dundee United can be finest for his improvement, and Stephenson has impressed throughout his time north of the border.
In quotes carried by the Courier, Dundee United supervisor Goodwin stated: “I couldn’t be any happier with how these (mortgage) signings have completed for us.
“Luca is one which – if he had been to turn out to be accessible in the summertime and never lengthen his contract at Liverpool – then we might like to be on the desk speaking to him. I do know he’s cherished his time right here, as has (Sam) Dalby.
“Dalby may be priced out of the market, however I do know from talking to all of them in one-to-ones that they’ve completely loved their time at Dundee United.”
As a flexible younger participant, Stephenson has performed at left-back, in midfield and on the wing this season.
In 28 begins, he has scored 3 times and arrange two objectives as a key determine in a marketing campaign that at present sees them sit fifth, simply three factors behind third-place Hibernian.
“They admire the best way they’re sorted by the backroom group, and by the folks behind the scenes who run the operations for us,” Goodwin continued.
“It might be nice if we may maintain one or two of these guys as everlasting Dundee United gamers.”
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It hasn’t simply been the supervisor Stephenson has impressed within the coastal metropolis, supporters have additionally taken to the teen.
“Stephenson has a real case to be thought-about United’s most necessary participant,” reporter Alan Temple advised This Is Anfield again in December.
“The Scottish Premiership is a good league – and wrongly disregarded in some quarters – however let’s not child ourselves: taking part in for Liverpool is a complete different strata.
“However, Stephenson is steadfast that he can compete for a jersey at Anfield within the fullness of time and Arne Slot actually appears to have taken to him.
“If I used to be to foretell the following 18 months or so: he continues to be a mainstay for United for the rest of this marketing campaign, will get a superb 2025/26 pre-season with Liverpool, adopted by one other mortgage at a top-half Championship group.
“However who is aware of?”
Stephenson is but to make a aggressive first group look for Liverpool however did characteristic in friendlies final summer time.
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