Liverpool youngster Ben Woodburn is heading to Holland on a season-long loan at Sparta Rotterdam.
The Reds have given the green light for the 20-year-old, who spent the last campaign at League One side Oxford United, to make the temporary move to the Eredivisie outfit.
Liverpool assistant manager Pep Lijnders has been a driving force behind the transfer to his native country having first worked with Woodburn when under-16 coach at the Academy,
Lijnders believes time in Holland will help the Wales international develop in a league that suits his style while also gaining much-needed game time.
League One duo Ipswich Town and Portsmouth were also among those clubs interested in taking Woodburn on loan this season.
The Welshman has struggled with a number of injury setbacks in recent years, and made only 16 appearances for Oxford while helping them to the play-off semi-finals.
He was recalled early from a loan spell at Championship side Sheffield United the previous campaign after just eight outings, and was on the bench for Liverpool's Champions League semi-final win over Barcelona at Anfield.
Woodburn made his Reds debut as a 17-year-old in November 2016 and three days later became the club's youngest-ever goalscorer when netting in the League Cup win over Leeds United.
However, he hasn't appeared for Jurgen Klopp's side since a seven-minute run-out from the bench against Brighton and Hove Albion at Anfield in May 2018.
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