Liverpool winger Sheyi Ojo has departed on mortgage for the seventh time in his 10 years with the membership, regardless of a sale being most well-liked.
Ojo joined the Reds as a young person in 2011, changing into the most costly 14-year-old in soccer upon his £2 million change from MK Dons and showcasing nice potential throughout his academy run.
He regarded set for a first-team breakthrough as he made 11 appearances underneath Jurgen Klopp within the German’s first season at Anfield, however a sequence of mortgage strikes have been to comply with.
The winger took in spells with Wigan, Wolves, Fulham, Stade de Reims, Rangers and eventually Cardiff, falling out of the image at Liverpool, enjoying solely twice extra in 2017.
With the writing on the wall as he was omitted from the first-team squad for pre-season this summer season, Ojo as an alternative skilled with the under-23s and featured in two of the opening three video games of the marketing campaign, scoring in opposition to Everton.
Now, he has headed on one other mortgage, becoming a member of Millwall within the Championship.
The transfer ought to present Ojo with the platform to determine himself as a first-team common, and with a yr left on his contract hopefully earn a everlasting change in 2022.
Liverpool have the choice to increase his deal by an additional yr, which may nonetheless enable them to money in subsequent summer season.
However having set a £5 million price ticket this time round amid curiosity from Belgium, Greece and Germany, this improvement can solely be seen as a letdown.
For the participant, it continues to cloud his future with uncertainty – removed from what he would have hoped 10 years in the past when he joined.