{"id":564920,"date":"2020-09-06T15:19:50","date_gmt":"2020-09-06T19:19:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=564920"},"modified":"2020-09-06T15:41:31","modified_gmt":"2020-09-06T19:41:31","slug":"report-liverpool-youngster-sheyi-ojo-to-cardiff-city-on-loan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/09\/06\/report-liverpool-youngster-sheyi-ojo-to-cardiff-city-on-loan\/","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Liverpool Youngster Sheyi Ojo to Join Cardiff City on Loan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Liverpool<\/a> youngster Sheyi Ojo is close to completing a loan move to Cardiff City,<\/a> according to James Pearce of The Athletic<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sheyi Ojo Close to Leaving Liverpool to Join Cardiff City<\/h2>\n

Another Loan Spell<\/h3>\n

Cardiff will be the 23-year-old’s fifth loan away from Liverpool.<\/p>\n

Ojo’s most recent spell came with Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard at Rangers. He made 33 appearances during a relatively successful season-long loan at Ibrox last season, scoring five goals.<\/p>\n

However, the majority of those 33 appearances came before Christmas. While the 23-year-old did show flashes of brilliance, a series of poor performances soon saw him displaced.<\/p>\n

His first move away from Anfield came with fellow Lancashire side Wigan Athletic. He joined the Latics on a six-month spell, but failed to score as they were relegated from the Championship.<\/p>\n

The following two seasons saw him remain in the Championship with Wolverhampton Wanderers<\/a> and Fulham<\/a> retrospectively. His move with Fulham was the more successful of the two; he scored four goals in 24 appearances.<\/p>\n

Ojo does have a handful of Liverpool first-team appearances under his belt. The majority of his 13 appearances came in the 2015\/16 season, but he failed to make a regular impact.<\/p>\n

Should Sheyi Ojo Leave Liverpool Permanently?<\/h3>\n

Cardiff are getting a player with huge potential in Sheyi Ojo. However, the 23-year-old is unlikely to ever make it Anfield.<\/p>\n

Several loan spells have seen him left well below the periphery of Liverpool’s first-team squad. Youngsters Curtis Jones and Harvey Elliot, four and six years Ojo’s junior, are more likely to be granted opportunities in Jurgen Klopp’s squad than Ojo.<\/p>\n

As a result, a move to the Cardiff City Stadium maybe the midfielder’s last audition for a permanent move away from Anfield.<\/p>\n

Neil Harris is in need of reinforcements on the wing. Jordi Osei-Tutu, a right-back who is also on loan with the Bluebirds, started their 3-0 defeat to Northampton Town at right wing.<\/p>\n

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