Official: Liverpool confirm midfielder has completed permanent transfer away | OneFootball

Liverpool have officially confirmed that young midfielder Tom Hill has completed a permanent transfer away from the club.

As per the Reds’ official site, the 22-year-old has departed Anfield to make the move to Harrogate Town after a difficult spell on Merseyside.

Despite coming up through Liverpool’s academy, Hill only managed one competitive appearance for the club’s senior team, with injuries disrupting his career so far.

Liverpool fans will no doubt be disappointed that Hill couldn’t make it at Anfield, and it will be interesting to see if he can revive his career in League Two.

Liverpool’s academy has produced a lot of talented players down the years, a few of which have made the first-team, such as Trent Alexander-Arnold and Curtis Jones in more recent times, while legendary figures like Steven Gerrard, Michael Owen, Robbie Fowler and Jamie Carragher were also homegrown.

Still, it’s far from easy to make that step up, and many will be like Hill and end up pursuing a career elsewhere.

Liverpool having a quiet January transfer window so far

Tom Hill in action for Liverpool’s youth team back in 2020 (Photo by Charlotte Tattersall/Getty Images)

Aside from this done deal confirmed today, there’s not been much to report on from a Liverpool perspective this January.

Arne Slot’s side are sitting top of the Premier League table, so perhaps don’t need any new signings that urgently, though of course fans are always hungry for new arrivals.

Perhaps more importantly, though, LFC will need to keep hold of star trio Alexander-Arnold, Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk, who are all due to be out of contract at the end of the season.

Youngsters like Hill leaving is one thing, but Liverpool surely cannot afford to lose three such key players for nothing.

Slot has done a terrific job since replacing Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool, but next season could be a real nightmare if all three of those big names need replacing.