Exclusive: Liverpool defensive prospect set for Millwall loan move
Millwall are set to sign exciting Liverpool defender Calum Scanlon on loan.
The 19-year-old left-back was on Birmingham’s books before making the move to Merseyside in 2021 at the age of 15.
Scanlon has been capped by England at U19, U18 and U17 level. He made his senior debut for the Reds in their Europa League match against Toulouse in October 2023.
Scanlon signed a long-term contract extention with the Merseyside giants in April of this year.
Asked about the decision to quit his hometown club for Liverpool, he told the club’s website: “It was a no-brainer really. I knew what I had to do. I knew it was the best for my development.
“When I first heard Liverpool were interested in signing me, I was ecstatic. It was an amazing feeling. I went to the training ground, met the coaches and I knew I had found the perfect place to develop. It was surreal.
“It was an amazing club with amazing history, passionate fans. It was really everything you could ask for. I just instantly knew that this was a special club that I wanted to be a part of.
“I think I was around U14s, U15s where I tried left-back. At first it took quite a while to get used to but then I realised I was getting much more of the ball.
“Ever since then, I’ve just enjoyed it and really felt comfortable in that position. Obviously I don’t mind where I play, as long as I’m on the pitch.
“Obviously going straight into left-back, there’s different demands of the game and I had to find quickly that defending was very important. I made sure that I was good defensively one-v-one and I’m still working on that to this day.
“Long term, I wish to break into the first team here.
“I’ve looked at players such as Curtis Jones, Trent [Alexander-Arnold], Jarell Quansah a recent one, Harvey Elliott, they’re all amazing players that have had an amazing pathway and they’ve showed the younger players – like myself and even younger ones in the academy – that there is a pathway and if you work hard enough then the hard work pays off, like they’ve showed.”
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