The Dailly Record reports an update to the Ryan Kent saga.
The 22-year-old winger spent last season at Ibrox, getting fans off their feet week in week out.
He may have only registered a handful of goals in all competitions, but his overall play was impressive enough to secure him the PFA Young Player of the Year award.
Unsurprisingly, then, both Steven Gerrard [Scottish Sun] and the club’s fans want him back for another season.
Yet, it’s not proving quite as straightforward as last year’s deal. Every time another side drops out of the race for his signature or there’s an apparent boost to Rangers’ chances, a setback seems to come along.
On Wednesday, we heard that the Gers remained hopefully of signing Kent [Birmingham Mail], while a
However, according to the Daily Record, those developments have been followed by a blow.
A number of Liverpool’s key player are currently busy on international duty. Roberto Firmino is at the Copa America with Brazil, while Mo Salah and Sadio Mane are at the AFCON with Egypt and Senegal respectively.
Firmino isn’t expected to rejoin his club until late July, with the latter two stars expected to receive a similar break.
Kent set for US trip
Therefore, with the Reds short in attacking areas, Klopp is likely to need Kent as backup.
For similar reasons, he ‘looks certain’ to be heading on his parent club’s pre-season tour of the USA.
That three-match trip doesn’t conclude until 24th July. Therefore, it looks likely that even if an agreement was reached, Kent would struggle to make the first SPL fixture less than two weeks later. Not to mention the club’s crucial Europa League qualifiers.
Still, this is all relative. Even if Kent were to miss the first ten matches, there are plenty of Bears who would still be keen on bringing him back to Ibrox.
