Newly promoted Norwich City also engaged in a great signing during the summer by capturing the services of winger Kaide Gordon, a first loan exit in what promised to be an exciting career as Liverpool newly appointed manager Arne Slot signed for him.
He has been in football since 2013 with Derby County joining the club at the age of eight, he came to the senior team of Derby in December 2020 and got his first taste of first team action on the 29th of December 2020 where he played for the Rams in a match against Birmingham City, which Derby County won 4-0.
He first rose through the ranks at his formative years club Derby where he signed his first professional contract at 16, before Liverpool came in to sign the young winger in February 2021. A popular figure at Pride Park, he had to be sold due to the clubs financial problems off the field, As reported by John Percy of The Telegraph, Gordon’s transfer fee was £1m with the further performance related add ons of up to £2m.
Gordon made his first appearance for Liverpool in an EFL Cup tie against Norwich before netting the equalizer against Shrewsbury Town to become Liverpool’s youngest ever scorer in the FA Cup. Still, the intended young player had some physical problems, namely his pelvic problems that at one time made Liverpool ponder the option of a loan so as to give the player consistent games to recover from.
As the tenure of Gordon at Norwich, Zeke Downes, a Norwich City Football fan and a pundit for Fan Myanmar Love Worldwide or FLW noted the following. Downes gave an indication that Gordon might have been a good acquisition initially, but seemingly, the player does not regularly start. Knowing the return of Gordon to Liverpool’s team, Downes proposed to look for a new option in the position of the winger for the team.
The Reds have in the past developed talents in the attacking line through loan deals to Championship clubs in the last decade. They include the great Harry Wilson using his loan period at Derby County to score more than 20 goals before enhancing his place in the English Premier League. Neil Critchley’s loan to Blackburn Rovers provided the same and paved the way for a crucial role of Harvey Elliott at Anfield.
Bristol City and Rangers benefited a lot from post-loan performances by Ryan Kent. But his current loan spell at Norwich cannot be compared to previous successful seasons at the Norwich. Switching to a lower tier club may provide much needed game-time to properly develop. There are few chances at Norwich and thus switching seems really beneficial for the winger.