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da dobrowin： Liverpool starlet Curtis Jones is reportedly eyeing a loan switch to Rangers, but would it be a worthwhile move?
What’s the story?
Last week, Football Insider reported that the Gers are plotting a raid of Liverpool this summer, hoping to secure loan deals for Ryan Kent, Ben Woodburn and Jones.
Now, according to Football Insider, Jones is open to the idea of moving north of the border.
The 18 year-old impressed last summer during Liverpool’s pre-season tour, and the report claims he is keen to work under Steven Gerrard.
Jones is a versatile player with great technical ability, so it’s no surprise that Gerrard is eyeing a move.
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Is he good enough?
The teenager is a creative midfielder, capable of twisting and turning his way through multiple defenders and finding an incisive pass.
However, the Gers already tried to sign a young Liverpool midfielder with great passing and dribbling ability, and Ovie Ejaria lasted just half the season before cutting his loan stay short.
Jones has seven goals and three assists for the Reds’ youth sides this season, but just like Ejaria he is very lightweight, and would likely struggle with the rough and tumble of Scottish football.
At 18, he still has a lot to learn on the defensive side of the game, as he currently struggles to cover the right spaces and protect the back four, something that will only lead to more of the frustrating draws that have plagued Gerrard’s maiden managerial campaign.
The gaffer should be asking himself what signings he can make that will perform at Pittodrie or Easter Road, rather than on the glorious academy pitches at Melwood.