After agreeing a series of player loan departures in the first 12 days of the January transfer window, Liverpool have now confirmed a permanent departure from Anfield.
The club’s official website announced on Friday that Paul Glatzel has ended his long association with the Reds and signed for Swindon Town.
The 22-year-old joined the LFC academy at under-9 level and worked his way through the age grades, captaining the under-18 team to FA Youth Cup glory in 2019 and being part of Jurgen Klopp’s first team during the preseason. later that year.
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The current Liverpool manager has given many academy products their debuts at Anfield, and Glatzel would surely have been on that list if not for terrible luck on the injury front.
The striker was out for long periods due to knee and hamstring problems, while his path to the first team was also blocked by a torn cruciate ligament ahead of the 2019/20 season (Liverpool Echo).
His tally of eight goals in six games in that FA Youth Cup triumph five years ago marked him out as a hugely promising talent, only his aforementioned injury prevented him from making the biggest leap of all to the senior team.
Glatzel will turn 23 next month and is older than players like Harvey Elliott, Ryan Gravenberch and Jarell Quansah, who are largely first-team players, so he would have been honest enough to realize the time was right. to embark on establishing himself elsewhere.
After enduring more than his share of misfortune in his career, we hope the striker makes up for lost time and proves to be a huge success for Swindon, who can be very grateful to have landed a goal poacher of his ability. All the best for the future, Paul!
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