Liverpool bolstered their midfield by signing four new midfielders in the summer transfer window, including the inspired Hungarian star Dominic Szoboszlai. But the Reds aren’t done there, they are looking to bulk up their central areas, keeping an eye on a talented German midfielder.
Liverpool Monitor Development of Assan Ouedraogo
Who is Assan Ouedraogo?
The 17-year-old has just made a breakthrough in Bundesliga 2, the second division of club football in Germany. Assan Ouedraogo made the headlines after becoming the youngest player ever to score a goal for Schalke in their 5-3 loss to Hamburg. Despite his young age, the teenage midfielder has broken through the ranks to become an important part of their first-team squad.
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Having joined the German club at the age of just eight, the midfielder also has 21 caps for Germany’s youth teams and excelled for Schalke’s U-17 and U-19 teams in the past few seasons. He scored seven goals in 13 appearances for their U-19 team last season and had 15 goal contributions (seven goals, eight assists) in as many appearances for their U-17 side in the 2021-22 season. Ouedraogo is claimed to have a playing style that is a combination of former Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso and ex-Chelsea man Michael Essien, having the versatility to drop deep to help build up attacks as well as make explosive forward runs to break the opposition backline.
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How Much Could Ouedraogo Signing Cost Liverpool in 2024?
Sky Sports’ Florian Plettenberg has claimed that the Reds and “especially Jurgen Klopp” are monitoring the development of the talented 17-year-old midfielder at Schalke. The versatile star, who can play anywhere in midfield and even as a left-winger, has a release clause of £17.3 million that will become active in 2024.
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However, the journalist adds that aside from Liverpool, multiple other Premier League clubs are interested in him. Brighton and Everton are the other teams named by Plettenberg as the ones keeping an eye on his development. Ouedraogo, who has been hailed as a “fantastic footballer with lots of talents”, will likely focus on helping his side get promoted to the Bundesliga next season, but could earn a big move if he can keep developing at a rapid pace.
