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How every Liverpool player on loan is performing this season
Liverpool haven't been the busiest club in the transfer market this season but they've certainly pulled off some huge deals.
In the summer the Anfield side snapped up RB Leipzig central defender Ibrahima Konate for no less than €40 million, after triggering the player's release clause.
Then, in the January transfer window, the club went one step further and picked up impressive Porto winger Luis Diaz for an even larger fee of €45 million.
It was thought Liverpool would be actively trying to find a replacement for Georginio Wijnaldum, who left Anfield for Paris Saint-Germain at the expiration of his contract.
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Instead, Harvey Elliott had actually featured in the midfield three this season before his injury and had looked very impressive, which highlights just how important a loan move can be in a young player's development.
Last season Elliott went out on loan to Blackburn and was fantastic, scoring seven goals and recording 11 assists in 31 starts at Ewood Park.
Liverpool will be hoping for similar success with some of the young players the have out on loan in the 2021/22 campaign.
How many players do Liverpool have out on loan?
From the reserve side to the senior side, Liverpool currently have 13 players out on loan.
Where is each Liverpool player on loan?
Ben Davies - Sheffield United
Rhys Williams - Swansea
Sheyi Ojo - Millwall
Ben Woodburn - Hearts
Sapp van den Berg - Preston
Nathaniel Phillips - Bournemouth
Neco Williams - Fulham
Youth:
Paul Glatzel - Tranmere
Luis Longstaff - Queen's Park
Viteslav Jaros - St Patrick's Athletic
Jake Cain - Newport
Jakub Ojrzynski - Caernafon Town
Anderson Arroyo - Mirandes
Adam Lewis - Livingston
When Liverpool were in the midst of their defensive crisis last season, they panic purchased Ben Davies from Preston for a nominal fee.
He has so far failed to make a single competitive appearance for the Reds and has now been shipped out on loan back to the Championship with Sheffield United, where he has made 20 starts in the Championship.
Another victim of sorts of Konate's arrival has been Rhys Williams who was loaned to Swansea. The young defender struggled to make the grade after being thrust into the first team spotlight lats season. After just seven appearances in the first half of this campaign, Liverpool brought him back to Anfield in January.
It doesn't look like Sheyi Ojo or Ben Woodburn have a future at Liverpool as they have been sent out on loan again, this time to Millwall and Hearts respectively.
Sepp van den Berg has become an important player at Preston, with no less than 45 appearances and two goals to his name for this season so far.
Leighton Clarkson was on loan at Blackburn, but after failing to make much of an impact he returned to Liverpool at the turn of the year.
In the January transfer window, both Nathaniel Phillips and Neco Williams dropped down to the Championship, heading on loan to Bournemouth and Fulham respectively.
They have 21 appearances between them so far, with Williams scoring two and setting up two in nine starts.