Liverpool confirms transfer exit as defender becomes 13th departure this summer
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Liverpool has confirmed another departure this summer, with young defender Carter Pinnington joining West Brom in the Championship where he will take the next step in his careerCarter Pinnington during a UEFA Youth League game between Liverpool and Atletico Madrid.(Image: Jess Hornby/Getty Images)Liverpool defender Carter Pinnington has sealed a permanent move to West Bromwich Albion, the club has announced.The 19-year-old center-back, who originates from Bebington on the Wirral, has been with the Reds since U7 level and progressed through the Academy ranks in Kirkby to feature for Liverpool's U21s, for whom he played 19 games in Premier League 2 last season.Pinnington's sole senior involvement came when he was named in the matchday squad for Liverpool's League Cup fourth-round fixture against Crystal Palace on October 29, 2025, a match in which the Reds would fall to a 3-0 defeat at Anfield.He has also earned 10 youth international caps for England across the U15, U16 and U18 age brackets.Following the completion of a three-year contract with the Baggies, Pinnington told West Brom's official website: "I'm extremely grateful to be joining Albion."I had offers from other clubs, but from the very first conversations I had here, it was clear to me that this was the right place for the next stage of my career and an opportunity I couldn't turn down.Carter Pinnington arrives at Anfield prior to the Carabao Cup match between Liverpool and Crystal Palace on October 29, 2025(Image: Liverpool FC/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)"I'm looking forward to getting started, working hard every day, and giving my all every time I put the shirt on."Pinnington becomes the 13th player to depart the club this summer, following the senior exits of Mohamed Salah, Andy Robertson, Ibrahima Konate and Rhys Williams.The club has also said goodbye to academy players Kareem Ahmed, Emmanuel Airoboma, James Balagizi, DJ Bernard, Oakley Cannonier, Josh Davidson, Terence Miles and Jacob Poytress.Simultaneously, academy contract offers have been extended Keyrol Figueroa, Kyle Kelly, Afolami Onanuga, Oliver O'Connor, Lucas Pitt, Ben Trueman and Matthew Wright.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.Fellow teenage defender Prince Cisse signed his first professional deal last week and he is expected to move up to the U21s age group next term.Liverpool.com says: There are lots of young center-back options that the Reds can call upon so Pinnington moving on is probably the right idea.Next season, the likes of Mor Talla Ndiaye and Ifeanyi Ndukwe, the latter of whom will arrive from Austria Vienna this summer, are ones to watch in that position.
They have both been signed in this calendar year.