Liverpool forward at centre of DRAMATIC transfer U-turn

Liverpool concluded several loan deals last summer for some fringe and youth players.

We saw big names like Harvey Elliott and Kostas Tsimikas moved on - to Aston Villa and Roma respectively. And emerging talents also got their chance to experience first-team football albeit away from Anfield.

Luca Stephenson is once again impressing at Dundee United but it’s fair to say it’s been a mixed bag for others.

James McConnell, James Balagizi and Owen Beck have all been recalled from their loan spells and the future of Lewis Koumas for a long time appeared to be up in the air.

Koumas, 20, joined ambitious Championship side Birmingham City last summer - hoping to capitalise on a decent spell at Stoke last season.

But the Wales international has struggled to make a breakthrough for Chris Davies’ side - consigned to a bench role for the most part.

Koumas could STAY at Birmingham

Talk had been floated that the versatile forward would move back to base in January in order for the Premier League champions to fix him up with a more productive loan spell elsewhere.

The situation seems to have improved for the forward however with his first goal of the season against high-flying Coventry last weekend.

According to Davies it may see Koumas REMAIN at Birmingham for the rest of the season with the Blues’ head coach determined to take it game by game over Koumas.

“With Lewis, I was speaking to him about needing that moment,” he said according to the Birmingham Mail. “He needed that goal to be the catalyst to really kick on at the club.

“To be fair to him, he hadn’t had a lot of chances to do it because he’s been out of the team and just coming on for little bits, but to play, to start, to score in a game like that was a big moment.

“I’ve spoken to Lewis and he was really pleased with the day, his best day for us, and it’s a case of, ‘OK, let’s go from there and get ready for the next match’.”

Koumas set for a run in the team

Koumas has benefitted from the opportunity afforded to him through the injury of Demarai Gray. While the Jamaica international is out of the side until February the Liverpool man may prosper.

“We’ll keep open-minded on it, as Lewis will, as to how it develops through January,” Davies said ahead of the FA Cup tie against Cambridge.

“He’s got to be confident he’s getting the game time here and the opportunities here, as have Liverpool ultimately, and we’ve got to be really happy with Lewis and everything in that sense.

“What I will say is he’s had a massive impact on a big game and, as an attacking player, that’s all you can do.

“I’m pleased with him and focused very much on the present, which is the next match, and I’m sure he is too.”

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