On Sunday, Liverpool signed Scotland under-21 defender Calvin Ramsay from Aberdeen as a stand-in for right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold.
Ramsay, 18, who has not played for Scotland’s senior team, joined the club for a reported fee of £4.2m ($5.15m).
He made his Aberdeen debut only in March last year and has made 39 appearances for the side in the Scottish top flight, providing nine assists and scoring one goal.
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We are pleased to announce the signing @calvinramsay03 from Aberdeen, subject to international permission.
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) June 19, 2022
Joe Gomez has been Trent Alexander-Arnold’s understudy for the past few years, although he’s a natural centre-back. Gomez linked with Anfield exit
“Playing for Aberdeen was a dream come true and now being in one of the biggest if not the biggest club in the world is a huge accomplishment and I look forward to showing the fans what I can do. I have,” said Ramsey.
Looking forward to learning from both of our flying cornerbacks 👊
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) June 19, 2022
“Hopefully I can come into pre-season, show everyone at the club, the staff, the players, what I have and then we’ll see what happens.”
Ramsay was Liverpool’s third off-season signing following the arrival of Uruguayan striker Darwin Nunez and 19-year-old forward Fabio Carvalho.
“Obviously there’s a path here – that’s one of the reasons I chose it,” Ramsey said. “It’s not just a huge club, they give young players chances in the first team.”
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