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Liverpool “will be feeling very confident” that they can “capitalise” on interest in their youngsters this summer, according to football finance expert Kieran Maguire.
The Reds have been forced to introduce a number of youngsters into the first-team picture in recent months because of injuries to key players in their squad.
Alisson, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Joel Matip, Dominik Szoboszlai, Curtis Jones, Thiago Alcantara, Stefan Bajcetic, Mohamed Salah, Darwin Nunez. Diogo Jota and Ben Doak all missed the Carabao Cup final last month.
But the youngsters stepped up in their absence to help Jurgen Klopp’s side to a Carabao Cup final victory in extra time against Chelsea in the German’s last season in charge at Anfield.
James McConnell, Bobby Clark, Jarell Quansah and Jayden Danns come off the bench during the final, while Conor Bradley started at right-back for Liverpool.
A number of the youngsters have helped in their two matches since against Southampton and Nottingham Forest with Danns scoring twice in the match against the Saints.
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Manchester City sold academy graduate Cole Palmer in the summer to Chelsea as they looked to balance the books and now Maguire believes Liverpool could do the same with one or two of their new starlets.
“The Liverpool youngsters are achieving their dreams and aspirations of playing for the football club,” Maguire told Football Insider.
“But from an FSG point of view, they are commodities and are treated as such.
“What has happened as a result of the recent success in the cup competitions is that the value of Liverpool’s youngsters has soared.
“If we look at Manchester City and Chelsea, they have monetised their academy
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