Liverpool name 12 players who have signed Academy deals ahead of new season
Liverpool under-18s have added a further 12 scholars to their Academy ranks ahead of the forthcoming 2023/24 season.
Under-18s manager Marc Bridge-Wilkinson has seen his ranks strengthened by a new intake of first-year scholars, which include FA Youth Cup star Kareem Ahmed, this summer.
Ahmed will be joined by defender Carter Pinnington, Luca Furnell-Gill, Lucas Pitt, Kieran Morrison and Fola Onanuga. All six players made their debuts for Liverpool's under-18s in the 2022/23 season.
The aforementioned players will also be joined by Kornel Misciur, Louis Enahoro-Marcus and Harry Evers - as well as Ben Trueman, Emmanuel Airoboma and Clae Ewing.
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Bridge-Wilkinson's side started their preparation for the new Premier League North season with a 1-0 and 2-0 victory over Salford City at the AXA Training Centre earlier this month.
More recently, the under-18s jetted off to Northern Ireland to compete in the 2023 edition of the prestigious Super Cup Northern Ireland.
In their first game against La Liga outfit Valencia on Monday, a thunderbolt from forward Keyrol Figueroa helped Liverpool earn a 1-1 draw. In the coming days, the young Reds will face Manchester United and Hertha Berlin.
Second-year scholars with the under-18s will include Francis Gyimah, Trent Kone-Doherty, Jayden Danns and hot-shot Figueroa.
Speaking of his new intake of scholars ahead of this week's trip to Belfast, Bridge-Wilkinson said: "As always we have got new players who have come in as they leave school and enter the world of football. It’s a great opportunity for them to come in and hit
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