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“Van Dijk 2.0 in the making”, “Hoever dam” – Some Liverpool fans believe 16-year-old is future for defence

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By Thomas Hein

Ki-Jana Hoever of Liverpool
Ki-Jana Hoever

Liverpool youngster Ki-Jana Hoever has been promoted to train with the first-team, according to the Liverpool Echo.

The 16-year-old was called up to train with the first-team due to the injuries to Joe Gomez, Joel Matip, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Nat Phillips (h/t Liverpool Echo).

The youngster is capable of playing as a right-back and centre-back and recently made his Premier League 2 debut against Everton last month.

James Pearce highlighted that Hoever made his U18 debut in mid-September and he seems to be progressing really well.

It will be interesting to see if the youngster gets any games due to the injuries in the side, and some Liverpool fans were certain the 16-year-old Dutchman would come good.

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