- McConnell signs five-year deal
- Made 冠軍聯賽 debut in January
- Will link up with former Reds coach at Ajax
According to The Athletic, McConnell has put pen to paper on a new five-year contract with 利物浦 and will soon head out to the 荷蘭 where he will spend the 2025-26 season on loan with Ajax. The 20-year-old made his Champions League debut in January earlier this year and will link up with former Reds coach John Heitinga in Amsterdam.
Heitinga’s presence as Ajax head coach is thought to be a large factor in the decision to sign McConnell on loan. The Dutch giants have been on the lookout for a new holding midfielder and the hope is McConnell will prove to be an effective replacement for Anfield great Henderson, who left the club earlier in the summer and later completed a return to the 英超聯賽 with 布倫特福德.
It will be the first loan move of McConnell’s fledgling career so far, having been on the fringes of the first-team squad since making his club debut in a 歐羅巴聯賽 victory over Toulouse in October 2023. Ajax have endured a few tough seasons, having not won the 荷甲聯賽 since 2021-22, and they somehow threw the league title away last term to finish second behind PSV Eindhoven.
Liverpool will be watching with a keen eye to see how McConnell’s game develops at Ajax. He will join the likes of Henderson, 路易斯 Suarez, Ryan Gravenberch and Ryan Babel to have played for both the Reds and De Godenzonen.
