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Paul Gorst

Sheyi Ojo has 'point to prove' as Liverpool winger completes loan move

Liverpool winger Sheyi Ojo has joined Cardiff City on a season-long loan deal.

The 23-year-old spent last term in Scotland with Rangers but has been looking to resolve his future since the Scottish Premiership was curtailed back in May.

Ojo is in line to make his Bluebirds debut when they kick off their Championship campaign at home to Sheffield Wednesday at the weekend and the short-term move becomes the fifth of his Anfield career.

Nottingham Forest were also keen on taking Ojo on loan for the coming campaign but Anfield insiders viewed Cardiff as the best option at this stage of his career.

“I’ve got a point to prove and I’m really excited for the new challenge," Ojo told Cardiff's official website.

“Cardiff City is a massive club with great fans and great players – hopefully I can show what I can do here and fit right in.

"Wherever the ball is, I want to be involved in the game as much as possible.

“I’m delighted to get here in time for a full week’s training with the team ahead of the first home game this Saturday. Now it’s important that we start right."

Ojo made as many as 13 appearances under Jurgen Klopp, with the majority coming during the manager's first season at Anfield in 2016.

The wideman spent the first half of the 2015/16 season on loan in the Championship with Wolves before being recalled in the January of that campaign by Klopp.

Ojo went on to make his debut for the Reds in a 2-2 FA Cup draw with Exeter City and scored his first Liverpool goal in the replay that followed at Anfield.

He signed a contract extension in 2018 before being sent out to French side Reims and spent the 2019/20 campaign with Rangers, making 36 appearances for Steven Gerrard's side.

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