[ad_1]
The future is bright, the future is red. Liverpool lined up their youngest squad for a Champions League match when they faced Midtjylland on Wednesday night, and when Billy Koumetio replaced Fabinho during the break, he got even younger.
Or at least he did until Roberto Firmino, Jordan Henderson and Sadio Mane joined the fray. And now that the Reds’ worst injury problems are beginning to clear up, with the upcoming games infinitely more important than dead rubber in Denmark, the team’s young substitutes may have to wait until the FA Cup tie with Aston Villa. for more opportunities.
Nonetheless, it is interesting to see who has recently appeared for Liverpool and to reflect on what the club’s starting XI might look like five years from now.
Of course, some of the team’s established players are young enough to remain on the team when 2025 rolls around. Trent Alexander-Arnold is approaching 150th with Liverpool in all competitions, and will theoretically be in his prime when he turns 27 five years later.
Having captained the Reds for the first time in the Midtjylland game, it’s hard not to assume that the West Derby-born right-back will wear the bracelet permanently in the future.
Get the latest news on injuries and Liverpool teams as Klopp faces the selection dilemma, plus the latest news and analysis of what’s next for the Reds.
You’ll also get the latest talk and transfer analysis delivered right to your inbox every day with our FREE email newsletter.
Register here, it only takes a few seconds!
Since Caoimhin Kelleher is only 47 days younger than Alexander-Arnold, he could have made the number one jersey his own by 2025. And Joe Gomez could easily move to Trent’s left, as it’s so easy to forget the former Charlton man. , who joined Liverpool more than five years ago, is still only 23 years old.
Perhaps Billy Koumetio or Rhys Williams, neither of whom will be older than 24, will be alongside Gomez in 2025? They have certainly shown what they can do at times, particularly the latter, who ranks seventh in Liverpool’s squad in Champions League minutes so far this season.
Andy Robertson would be 31 years old in 2025, but considering the talents of fullbacks, he could become the new James Milner, stepping in as a seasoned backup for anywhere Klopp needs it. In the meantime, Adam Lewis will have hoped to join the squad by then as he is currently on loan to Amiens in Ligue 2 and signed an upgraded contract in July this year.
Take our 30-second Liverpool transfer survey and let us know what Jurgen Klopp needs to do in the January window.
In midfield, Curtis Jones is sure to be one of the first names on the team sheet in 2025, as the 19-year-old has really started to become a regular first-team player this season. And after his excellent performance on Wednesday, who would bet against Leighton Clarkson accompanying Jones in the Reds’ future midfield? The youngster played a wonderfully incisive pass in preparation for Liverpool’s best chance of the night, and it would be great to see him get more playing time this season.
Nor should we forget Harvey Elliott. The Liverpool attacking midfielder, the only 17-year-old to have played more than half an hour in the Championship this season, has already assisted in four goals, a count that only five players at the second tier can surpass (according to WhoScored).
But it’s on the front that it’s more fun to speculate, as the established parts of the Reds’ attacking trident will surely have moved by 2025. Diogo Jota will be younger than Firmino now, so there’s no reason to think the star Portuguese will not yet be in the Liverpool team at that time.
And with him in the future Reds, how about Erling Haaland or Kylian Mbappé? Or, how are we fantasizing, both of us? It’s probably an unrealistic aspiration to expect Liverpool to be able to sign two of Transfermarkt’s 10 most valuable players, but as they currently own three of them, and another was previously on their books, can we honestly rule it out? Probably true, but even securing one from Mbappé or Haaland would represent a remarkable deal for the Reds.
Who is in the Liverpool lineup of the future? Let us know in the comments below.
And who exactly will select Liverpool XI of 2025 anyway? Jurgen Klopp’s contract expires in 2024, so it might not be him. A lot can happen in five years, but what does a team led by Steven Gerrard and led by Alexander-Arnold sound like? With Mbappé at the helm, the competition will have no chance.
Possible Liverpool from XI in 2025: Kelleher, Alexander-Arnold (C), Joe Gomez, Rhys Williams, Adam Lewis, Leighton Clarkson, Curtis Jones, Diogo Jota, Haaland, Harvey Elliott
[ad_2]
