Chairman says it ‘winds him up’ him that Liverpool aren’t trying to sign his 20-year-old star

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Liverpool should be targeting Peterborough United centre-back Ronnie Edwards as a new signing.

That’s the view of the club’s chairman Darragh MacAnthony. Speaking to theposh.com, MacAnthony, who’s a Liverpool fan, claimed that 20-year-old Edwards was destined for the top.

“You saw what I saw against Leicester [in this week’s pre-season friendly]. I’m amazed,” said the chairman. “We all are. It’s not we are being greedy or silly. I think sometimes it’s that we are a League One club or whatever. I know we like to go OTT, but he [Edwards] is as good as we have ever seen in that position for us. If he’s with us, he’s with us – even better.

“But I don’t think he will be and I think a lot of Prem clubs are big clubs, when they buy that young player, they do their business first and then they come in for the young player.

“But what a talent. We are all just sat there at the Leicester game going ‘wow’. If I went to a pre-season game and saw a player like him playing for another club, me and Barry [Fry] would do a deal at half time and have him in the boot of our car! That’s how good he was against Leicester, I don’t think he misplaced a pass, missed a tackle. This is against the first-team of Leicester, who are a Premier League squad by the way, yes they are in the Champ but phenomenal.

“That winds me up by the way, that Liverpool haven’t bought him yet because he’s just made for some of the teams in the Prem.”

MacAnthony talks up Edwards

As Liverpool search for a new centre-back this summer, Edwards’ name hasn’t come up.

With the Reds in need of a good level back-up for Ibrahima Konate, Virgil van Dijk et all, MacAnthony is right: they’re shopping at a higher level.

But if they do fancy a bit of a project, why not have a look at the Peterborough man? He’s incredibly highly-rated. An England U20 international, Edwards does look destined for the Premier League.

As a result, it’s unlikely that MacAnthony and co would let him go on the cheap. Nevertheless, he’d be a damn sight less expensive than another young English centre-back currently catching Liverpool’s eye – Levi Colwill.

Clearly, the difference in price is there for a reason. Colwill is already proven at Premier League level and looks set to be potentially the next great English centre-back.

Given MacAnthony’s words though, maybe there’s a chance Edwards will one day partner him for the senior national team.

If Liverpool don’t do it – and it’s pretty clear that they won’t – someone else probably will. Do well during his next step, and maybe the Reds will eventually come calling.