Not every Liverpool loanee will end up getting a run in the first team, but some have a better chance than others.
We’ve previously seen the likes of Divock Origi return from loan to play a bigger role than might have been expected when he was sent away to Wolfsburg, while others like Pedro Chirivella have found chances few and far between since coming back to Anfield.
With that in mind, we’ve taken a look at all of those players spending the 2019/20 season away on loan and their chances of breaking into the Liverpool..
Harry Wilson
An impressive first Premier League season, with seven goals in 23 games for a struggling Bournemouth side.
The Welshman has made his case for staying in the Premier League, though it won’t necessarily be in a Liverpool shirt. The Reds may want to keep him if they transfer market is difficult, but otherwise he could fetch a decent fee after a decent spell in the Premier League this term.
Marko Grujic
An impressive season with Hertha Berlin has the German club pushing for a permanent switch, and Jurgen Klopp’s first permanent signing faces a make-or-break summer.
Another with the quality to play top-level football, but the Reds may well opt to cash in given their other midfield options.
Taiwo Awoniyi
The 22-year-old Nigerian is currently in his sixth loan spell away from Anfield after struggling to secure a work permit, and is still yet to make his Liverpool debut.
Limited game-time at Mainz suggests that won’t change, but he did score his first Bundesliga goal over the weekend.
Ovie Ejaria
Ejaria has played regularly in 2019/20 for Reading, scoring three times and earning three assists according to WhoScored, but the 22-year-old’s last Liverpool game - back in January 2017 - feels a long time ago.
At the end of the loan stint, he’ll make the permanent switch to the Madejski Stadium off the back of an impressive season in the second tier.
Ben Woodburn
Things haven’t happened as hoped for Woodburn, with injury denting his progress on loan at Oxford United.
A switch into an attacking midfield role may help the Welshman progress, but it’s likely to happen away from Anfield.
Sheyi Ojo
Ojo has played plenty of minutes under Steven Gerrard at Rangers, though he hasn’t been a regular starter throughout the season.
Three years on from his last Reds appearance, the winger’s time may be up.
Shamal George
With a fair few goalkeepers on the Reds’ books, a move on loan to a non-league club in your 20s isn’t the best sign.
George played regularly for Marine in the first half of the season before returning to Anfield, but others are ahead of him in the queue.
Daniel Atherton
As above, really. Atherton made a loan switch to Marine in January, replacing George between the sticks before the season ended prematurely, but wouldn’t be described as the best of the rest when it comes to back-up keepers.
Liam Millar
Canadian forward Millar saw his Kilmarnock loan cut short in January, returning to make his Liverpool debut in the FA Cup win over Shrewsbury Town.
An eight-cap international at the age of 20, the former Fulham youngster signed a new long-term deal last summer but may need more time out on loan before a proper breakthrough.
Kamil Grabara
Grabara has impressed in patches despite difficult circumstances on loan at Huddersfield, with Jan Siewert losing his job just a couple of months after bringing the goalkeeper in on loan.
The Poland under-21 man has made the odd high-profile error, but Terriers head of goalkeeping Paul Clements has been full of praise, and regular Championship football for a 21-year-old is a positive sign.
Anderson Arroyo
Work permit issues may matter more than anything else for the Colombian defender, who is still yet to make his senior international debut.
The youngster was sent on loan to Mlada Boleslav in the Czech First League, but hasn’t made an impact.
Nat Phillips
Phillips has been making progress in the 2. Bundesliga for Stuttgart, helping them challenge for promotion back to the top tier at the first time of asking.
In returning for the FA Cup win against Everton, the centre-back gave Klopp something to chew on, though Stuttgart are keen to keep him on loan for another year.
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Rhys Williams
Williams has caught the eye during a loan move at Kidderminster which was designed to toughen him up.
“When I eventually go back to Liverpool, I will have developed into a better player for the experience,” the centre-back said of his non-league switch earlier in the season.
Still just 19, the defender has time on his side.
Herbie Kane
At 21, Kane was one of the more experienced players to feature in the young squad which lost to Aston Villa in the League Cup quarter-finals.
A January loan switch to Hull may be an indication that his future lies in the Championship.
Isaac Christie-Davies
Despite making his debut this season in the EFL Cup, Christie-Davies faces a battle to get past some other talented youngsters and make a proper Anfield breakthrough.
The 22-year-old was sent on loan to Cercle Brugge in January, and scored on his debut in a friendly against Augsburg, but injury cut the move short before he was able to play in the league.
Rhian Brewster
Klopp has spoken highly of Brewster, who was named on the bench for the Champions League final and made his senior debut this season.
The forward has impressed at Swansea, with three goals in 11 games, and has a better chance than most of making an impact at Anfield.
