Report: 17-year-old has trained with Liverpool’s first-team regularly this season, he’s really impressed Klopp

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Jurgen Klopp has been impressed with what he has seen from Oakley Cannonier in first-team training for Liverpool.

That’s according to The Athletic, who claim that the 17-year-old has trained with the senior team ‘on occasions’ this season.

According to the report, Klopp ‘liked what he saw’ and will continue to keep tabs on the development of the youngster.

Cannonier has been a revelation for the under-18’s team this season. He has plundered 20 goals in 17 league games and has a stunning 31 in all competitions.

That’s the kind of form that gets you noticed. But Cannonier was already a name Liverpool fans may have heard of.

He was the ball boy who’s quick-thinking enabled Trent Alexander-Arnold to the take the fabled corner that Divock Origi scored from against Barcelona in 2019.

Having been at the club since the age of 11, Cannonier has already built up quite a story with the club. If he continues his development at the same rate, it looks like he could be adding a first-team debut into the mix in the not-too-distant future.

Klopp focusses on youth

Cannonier isn’t the only academy player who Liverpool have high hopes for, and they now look set to add another.

The Athletic reported yesterday that The Reds are looking to formalise the signing of 16-year-old winger Ben Doak from Celtic.

The youngster has already made his first-team debut for the Glaswegians, who were reportedly desperate to keep hold of him.

Doak’s signing represents another case of Liverpool attracting a highly thought of young talent to the club.

In 2019, Harvey Elliott was just 16-years-old when he decided that Anfield was the best place for his development. In doing so, Elliott rejected Fulham despite having already played Premier League football for the London club.

The teenager is now reaping the rewards having become a fixture in Klopp’s first-team squad at the age of 18.

Following Elliott was Kaide Gordon. Gordon was signed from Derby County, again as 16-year-old in January 2021.

The winger has already made his Premier League debut and even scored for Liverpool in their 4-1 win over Shrewsbury Town in the FA Cup in January.

With Cannonier now making waves too, Liverpool have some incredible young players for Klopp to keep a watchful eye over.

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