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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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Read More<\/strong>:\u00a0Fabrizio Romano Clarifies Liverpool Links With Pedro Goncalves<\/a><\/p>\n 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> 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.<\/p>\n Watch: What Jurgen Klopp NEEDS Liverpool To Do To Succeed<\/strong><\/p>\n