Winger finally OPENS up about Liverpool transfer

Sometimes things are just not meant to be.

That's life, that's football, that's everything. We don't always get what we want. This is especially true as we approach the transfer window.

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It's a fast moving world, where anything can change in an instant. Players destined to join fail medicals, or have a change of mind. Sometimes a surprising name comes out of nowhere and end-up joining the club.

Anything and everything is possible. We live and breathe for it. As fans it's an exciting and sometimes anxiety ridden time. We never quite know what's going to happen.

And behind the scenes, probably even more happens that we don't know about. Liverpool after all monitor hundreds of players every season.

Even players you might not have heard of.

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That might have been the case with Momodou Lamin Sonko, when he emerged as a candidate to sign for Liverpool back in January 2024.

As exclusively revealed by Anfield Watch, Liverpool have admired Sonko for a long time. They invited him on a trial back in 2017, when he was just 12-years-old.

Many years later in 2024, Liverpool then tried to sign him after his brilliant performances in Hacken but in the end the move never happpened.

Sonko joined Gent, where the Reds have continued to monitor his progress and where the youngster is still honing his skills and ready to explode.

Now though he's focused on representing Sweden at U21 level and ahead of his nation's games this month, he was quizzed about Liverpool's interest.

This time Sonko finally opened up about his potential transfer to the club and even his trial at the Reds.

"The way I look at it is that they were already interested there and I went there and tried it out a bit," the winger told Expressen.

"I felt I was a little too young to move but they have continued to keep an eye on me. The development in Sweden has been good before I moved so it feels quite natural."

Sonko then also opened up about Liverpool's interest in him during the January transfer window in 2024.

"I don't actually know. I was in Hacken and tried not to think too much about sales. Then it happened quite quickly and suddenly I was in Gent. I don't really have a good idea," he said.

And then Sonko also went onto lavish praise on Arne Slot and the club's brilliant season.

"Yes, absolutely incredible. They have been superior in the Premier League. They looked very strong in the Champions League too before they had a tough match at PSG. It has been an incredibly good season. A very good debut season for the coaches too," he said.

Anfield Watch understands Liverpool will continue to monitor Sonko and the Reds might just return for him if he has a breakout season.

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He's certainly got all the traits as a winger to suit Slot's style of football, so he's one to keep a close eye on.