ACCORDING to BBC Sport, Carlisle United manager Graham Kavanagh is keen on making a deal with Liverpool, for some of the Reds’ youngsters to train with his side.
Liverpool duo, Craig Roddan and Jakub Sokolik, recently turned out for the Cumbrians in a behind-closed-doors game against Rangers, and Kavanagh is keen to maintain the agreement between the two clubs.
Speaking to BBC Radio Cumbria, he said:
“We’re hoping for a situation where if there are players on the periphery of their under-21s, then we could have a little bit of a look at them.”
The former Rebublic of Ireland midfielder has made one addition to the squad since he took Greg Abbot’s place as manager, the loan signing of Blackpool forward Nathan Eccleston – who was formerly a Liverpool Academy graduate.
Kavanagh said: “Like with Craig and Jakub, where Liverpool are undecided on them, we really give ourselves a platform going forward, the lads would already know about us and we would have had a first-hand glance at them so it really puts us ahead of the game if these players become available.
“Next summer we definitely want to freshen up our youth team. We need some players in behind the first-team that we can then develop and improve so there’s a little more focus on long-term planning.”
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