Brendan Rodgers plans to reward his teenage stars Raheem Sterling, Suso and Andre Wisdom with lucrative new contracts.
Following the sale of a number of squad players during the summer transfer window, the former Swansea City manager has introduced the pick of the Liverpool's reserve and academy sides into the first team to admirable success.
17-year-old Sterling has made the biggest impact of the three, and Rodgers has already revealed that he has had discussions with the starlet regarding a new contract. The Mirror report that 18-year-old Suso and 19-year-old Wisdom will also reportedly enter talks with the club to ensure their long term future at Anfield.
After the club failed to bring in additional striking cover following Andy Carroll’s move to West Ham United and the departures of a number of players who enjoyed squad status under Kenny Dalglish’s reign, much had been made of the fate of Liverpool’s season. But after a rocky start, Rodgers is confident of the club’s progression.
“It’s funny how things work out. Maybe it’s fate. Maybe this is all part of the story. Sometimes things happen by design, others by necessity.
“Whichever way, the plan between the window closing and January was to see how many of the young, talented players are going to be able to come into our squad - and I’ve been very, very pleased by the impact they’ve made.
“They have played with no fear, but I always say young players will run through a barbed wire fence for you. You have seen that in games.
"It’s also a great demonstration that with talent and spirit and belief and hard work what you can achieve, not matter how young you are.”
Suso has followed Sterling into becoming an effective component of Liverpool’s attacking contingent. The youngster was close to leaving Anfield during the summer but Rodgers is now reaping the rewards of holding onto the talented attacking midfielder.
“He’s in the last year of his contract, and it’s something we will look at," the manager explained. "We did have a couple of offers for Suso in the summer, but I always said I didn’t want him to go.
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