Why Liverpool will be forced to loan out Ifeanyi Ndukwe despite defensive injury crisis

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Given that he is currently working with a truncated squad, plenty of Liverpool youngsters are going to see plenty of minutes during the tour of the United States. Thus, the remainder of pre-season will be an opportunity for Ndukwe to showcase what he can do to potential suitors.

At club level, Ndukwe joined Austria Wien as an eight year old, playing just one minute of senior football, but his performances in the youth teams convinced Liverpool to pay £2.5 million for his signature. It'll be interesting to see at what level he goes out on loan, given that he boasts next to no senior expirence.

Liverpool's current centre-back crisis For now, as mentioned, Ndukwe and Mor Talla Ndiaye are currently in line to potentially start the two remaining fixtures of Liverpool's United States tour. Meantime, many were hoping to see Jérémy Jacquet against Sunderland but, given that he has not featured since February due to a shoulder injury, Iraola stated "we decided to take it easy with him", adding "he will play probably in the last game of this tour".