Forgotten Liverpool star set for pre-season chance after brutal Arne Slot assessment
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Liverpool FC NewsFeaturesLiverpool FCLiverpool has a core group of players — which will be bolstered further when more senior options return from their holidays — but several on the fringes will hope to impressCalvin Ramsay in action for Liverpool's U21s.(Image: Nick Taylor/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)Liverpool will jet off to the US for pre-season this week looking to enter the next phase of the summer under Andoni Iraola, but several big-hitters will still be absent.Victor Munoz and Alexis Mac Allister, for instance, only saw their World Cup exertions come to a close on Sunday as the final took place in New Jersey. The 22-year-old Scottish defender has had a troubling time with injuries, but is fit again.Given the lack of right-back options available at the moment, there is a gap to be filled, and the former Aberdeen man, who has spent time on loan at Preston, Bolton, Wigan and Kilmarnock, might be able to step up.Back in January, Arne Slot insisted that he had other right-back options who were better than Ramsay, even when Conor Bradley and Jeremie Frimpong were injured and midfielders were having to fill in.Calvin Ramsay in training with Liverpool(Image: Getty Images)"It is great for Calvin where he is," Slot said.
"He came back to the U21s half a year ago and everyone there is hoping for a big chance and it is a big chance he is having now to come to the first team."When someone is really unlucky with injuries, there is always someone who benefits and Calvin is one of those."But I still think I have better options to play, but at the moment I am running out of options."He has shown in that one game against Crystal Palace (in the League Cup) and when he trained with us that he is good enough to be in and around our players.Get Liverpool's new 2026/27 home kitThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn moreLiverpool FC have launched their new home kit for the 2026/27, inspired by iconic adidas strip worn during the club's 1989/90 title-winning campaign."Then sometimes you have to wait for a chance to show this to the rest of the world, but at this moment I have — in my opinion — still better options."Though he might get a chance in the next couple of weeks, even in the best-case scenario, it seems unlikely that Ramsay would establish himself as a senior player at Liverpool at this point.
A move away might therefore be for the best.Liverpool.com says: Ramsay has been very unfortunate with injuries but it might be the best time for him to move on. Given his age, he needs to make the right call for the next couple of years of his career.Choose Liverpool.com as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.Liverpool FCCalvin RamsayAndoni Iraola