OPINION
The final week of the transfer window was not short of controversy at Liverpool.
That was mainly down to young forward Bobby Duncan who, along with his agent Saif Rubie, caused a real storm in trying to seal an Anfield exit.
Rubie started the trouble when posting a statement on his now-deleted personal Twitter account, accusing the Reds of mentally bullying the 18-year-old by not sanctioning an exit.
It was revealed by the Daily Mail that Duncan wanted to leave the club he only joined from Manchester City in 2018 over fears regarding first-team selection.
The young forward did score 25 goals for the under-18s last season, but it takes much more than one successful season to break through and make an impact under Jurgen Klopp.
Duncan did get the chance to impress the German though after he was included in the Reds’ squad for the pre-season tour of America.
The Daily Mail revealed that Duncan didn’t take his chance though, and members of the senior squad such as Andrew Robertson became increasingly frustrated with the forward.
The former City attacker missed numerous chances in an open training session and was easily dispossessed by James Milner when through on goal – much to the disappointment of his teammates.
For Duncan and his agent to come out and claim that he was being bullied and then to also criticise the club over any possible first-team chances now seem ludicrous.
If you want the chance to play Premier League football, you need to grasp any training opportunity with both hands, and Duncan simply didn’t do that if the reports are anything to go by.
Liverpool confirmed the exit of Duncan to Fiorentina on deadline day, and the Reds will not be disappointed to see the youngster leave especially after the problems he has caused.
The Reds surely made the right call after their senior players shared their frustrations with Duncan, who clearly wasn’t good enough to make an impact in the near future.
