15-year-old wonderkid scores first professional goal before joining Liverpool next year
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Liverpool have been busy planning for the future with their recruitment, with a clear focus on buying exceptional young talent in recent times.One player who perhaps has not received the attention of others is 15-year-old Michael Mulholland, who will join from Northern Irish Premiership team Crusaders in 2027.Mulholland has already proven himself to be a goal machine in youth football, scoring a remarkable 256 goals in one season, but ahead of his move to Liverpool, the teenager has now made his mark on Crusaders’ senior team, scoring his first goal for the club on Saturday. How will you remember Richard Hughes’ time as Liverpool’s sporting director?
Mistakes that were made? Photo Credit: Getty Images/Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC Michael Mulholland scores first senior goalWhile Liverpool’s senior recruitment has left a fair bit to be desired recently, the Reds have been very efficient in bolstering their academy ranks.Mulholland is the latest in a long line of exciting young players joining with a view to one day playing for the first-team.And the 15-year-old proved exactly why Liverpool were so keen to snap him up while scoring a consolation goal during Crusaders’ 4-1 defeat against Coleraine on Saturday.Latching onto a bouncing ball in from the right, Mulholland rearranged his feet to get his left foot on the ball and poke it into the net.READ MORE: Reminder: The conditions Liverpool can meet to permanently sign Ronald Araujo from BarcelonaWhile he was left free as a bird in the six-yard box, the movement from Mulholland was superb, and Liverpool will be delighted to see such instincts.Obviously, there is a long way to go before the young Northern Irishman is banging in the goals for Liverpool, but he is up and running in men’s football, and that is a great sign.
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