Steven Gerrard is looking to improve his Rangers squad with the loan signing of another Liverpool wonderkid, with the Scottish Sun claiming Ben Woodburn is a January target.
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The Scottish Sun reported on Sunday that Woodburn had emerged as a Gers target again, having missed out on the teenager’s signature in the summer when he joined Sheffield United on loan.
He has since returned to Anfield, however, when the Reds cut short his season-long loan deal over a lack of minutes, and could move to Ibrox in the January window with Jurgen Klopp keen for the 19-year-old to gain vital minutes on the pitch.
During his time at Bramall Lane, the left-winger featured in eight senior fixtures but only started a single game in the Championship, which lasted 46 minutes.
An ankle injury, though, will impact any transfer plans in January, with the blow ruling Woodburn out for a month, and Gerrard would face competition from numerous English sides with Blackburn, Brentford, Hull, West Brom and Wigan all said to be interested.
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Careful not to repeat Ejaria failings
While Gerrard has a connection with Liverpool and it can come in handy when bringing talented youngsters to Scotland on loan, he will have to be careful not to repeat the failings of Ovie Ejaria’s time at the club.
The Reds midfielder was supposed to spend the 2018/19 season at Ibrox, but his season-long deal was cut short before Christmas after the 21-year-old failed to settle north of the border.
Gerrard even claimed the unsettled midfielder “didn’t seem in the right frame of mind” when he omitted Ejaria from his squad to face Rapid Vienna in the Europa League, and the Southwark-born ace was also late to training when the Gers prepared to take on Villarreal at the end of November.
That said,the Glasgow giants also brought Ryan Kent north of the border from Merseyside on loan in the summer, and there is a no reason at all why Woodburn wouldn’t follow in the 22-year-old’s footsteps at Ibrox given the clear quality and potential that he has in his locker.
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