Blackpool Send Liverpool Winger Home After Disappointing Half-Season Loan

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Blackpool chose not to extend Ben Woodburn’s loan following a half season with the League One side. While young Liverpool winger Harvey Elliott continues to impress with Blackburn Rovers this month, another Liverpool young winger quietly returned from a far less successful loan, as today Blackpool chose not to extend Ben Woodburn’s half-season loan.
Liverpool had sought a permanent new home for the 21-year-old Welsh wideman over the summer, but a potential move to the Netherlands failed to materialise and instead he joined Blackpool on loan after the international transfer window had slammed shut.
The hope was reuniting Woodburn with former Liverpool youth coach Neil Critchley would ensure playing time. Unfortunat...