Sheffield United man wants Anfield move
Sheffield United man Jack O’Connell has said he would find it hard to turn down a transfer to Liverpool if it ever came calling.
The Reds haven’t been linked to O’Connell but Goal have reported that the lifelong fan wouldn’t turn down an approach from Jurgen Klopp and his team.
After starting his career with Blackburn, the central defender spent time on loan at Rotherham, York City and Rochdale before moving to Brentford permanently.
In 2016 the Blades came knocking an O’Connell moved up north – where he starred for the Championship side as they earned promotion to the Premier League.
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He’s now played 140 times for Sheffield, but was reported as confessing his love for Liverpool and his desire to play for the club one day.
“My dream as a kid was to play for Liverpool and if they ever come knocking, although unlikely, it would be hard to turn them down,” O’Connell confessed.
Every single Reds fans was watching them win the Champions League and the defender was no different – he even bought a ticket to go watch the game in Madrid.
Watching Jordan Henderson lift that trophy at the end of the game was something special, he said, which gave O’Connell ‘goosebumps’.
Giving an interview like this, with that type of honesty, is pretty unusual in football although you can’t really blame the 25-year-old for expressing the desire to join his boyhood team – especially after such success.
O’Connell has worked his way up from the Championship, across various loan spells, and now finds himself on the verge of his first ever season in the top flight.
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In other news, Klopp is due to turn down the chance to sign Timo Werner because he wants to give Rhian Brewster a run in the first team. Divock Origi, too, is due to be utilised as a versatile forward, which negates the need to sign anyone.