Make {that a} third purpose within the Championship this season for Liverpool mortgage star Lewis Koumas.
The 19-year-old winger registered his sixth purpose contribution in 22 video games (throughout all competitions within the 2024/25 season) while out on mortgage with Stoke Metropolis.
The Potters at the moment discover themselves 14th within the league desk having secured 5 wins, seven attracts and 7 defeats up to now.
Liverpool followers will bear in mind Koumas as having made a fairytale debut for the senior facet in Jurgen Klopp’s last season, combining with former Purple Bobby Clark to attain in opposition to Southampton within the FA Cup.
It’s truthful to say that huge issues are anticipated of {the teenager} – evidently so in gentle of the actual fact the membership was eager to first signal him up for a brand new deal forward of his mortgage departure.
Liverpool loanee Lewis Koumas scores for Stoke
The Welsh worldwide can have definitely caught Arne Slot’s eye with one spectacular run within the first half of Stoke v Sunderland.
Koumas was noticed timing his run after the midway line to perfection to beat Sunderland’s excessive line and arrange a one-on-one with Anthony Patterson.
The ahead struck a tough effort straight at his opponent earlier than catching the rebound with a deft chip that cleared the then-prone ‘keeper to open the scoring on the Stadium of Mild.
You’ll be able to catch the clip under, courtesy of CBS Sports activities:
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What has Jurgen Klopp stated about Koumas?
Jurgen Klopp spoke in glowing phrases about our Liverpool youth prospect after he and Jayden Danns made headlines with their involvement in opposition to Southampton.
“An exquisite purpose. A boy enjoying on the left wing in opposition to a senior participant in a staff with not numerous patterns, let me say it like that, is difficult,” the German tactician instructed reporters (by way of Wales On-line).
“Staying within the recreation for these moments simply reveals he’s an actual striker as a result of the purpose is phenomenal, the step in after which he shoots earlier than the goalie can settle. A extremely good end.”
We’re hardly wanting high quality choices on the left flank, significantly with Cody Gakpo’s fortunes having improved underneath Arne Slot’s tenure.
Nonetheless, if Koumas can sustain these sorts of performances out on mortgage, we shouldn’t low cost the potential for him echoing Harvey Elliott’s post-loan rise!