Wonderkid future in doubt after big Arne Slot decision

Liverpool have jetted off to Asia for their pre-season tour and some brutal squad decisions have been made by Arne Slot, giving us clues about which academy products might eventually join the first team.

Those picked on their potential will have the opportunity to impress Slot and if there are any holes in the team that need to be filled, the Reds' won't hesitate to offer plenty of chances to the youth.

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So far we've seen 16-year-old Rio Ngumoha brought in to the two games against Preston and Stoke and he has taken to the senior level like a duck to water, becoming a favourite among the fans.

He will be joined by other such stars hoping to make a similar impact when they receive minutes on the pitch, but there are sadly some hopefuls that won't be in the club's plans.

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The 18-year-old right-winger Kieran Morrison is not included in the squad headed to Asia which might well signify that this summer is a little too early in his development.

The Northern Irishman played in the Preston win last week, but he joins Tommy Pilling and Amara Nallo with the rest of the academy before another long campaign begins in a few weeks.

However, there ARE places in the travelling party for other youngsters like Ben Doak, Trey Nyoni and Luca Stephenson.

Doak will be given a chance to sign in preseason although his future remains up in the air. Nyoni, meanwhile, has just put pen to paper on a new professional deal.

Stephenson has fought his way into preseason contention after an impressive season on loan at Dundee United in Scotland.

There are a lot of outgoing transfer moves still to be sanctioned.

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You would expect Harvey Elliott, Federico Chiesa, Jayden Danns, Stefan Bajcetic, Kostas Tsimikas, Tyler Morton, Darwin Nunez and Luis Diaz to be the subject of intense transfer speculation over the course of the next six weeks.

The players will be heading to Hong Kong to play against AC Milan on Saturday July 26 and then the tour will progress to Japan for a contest against Yokohama on Wednesday July 30.

You can access the official squad list here, which was posted by Liverpool on Sunday evening.

Of course, anyone who isn't picked is not necessarily out of the running moving forward, but it certainly is a good indicator as to where they stand in Slot's plans for the first-team.

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So we could well see Morrison move elsewhere, or he might just be one to consider in future years; after all he is still just 18 years old, and Liverpool will need right-wingers to cover Mohamed Salah.

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