Liverpool sold him for £23m and now he's only scored one league goal this season

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Liverpool’s academy has produced some Premier League greats over the years. Photo by MI News/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesAnd, even though these were the fortunes of Rhian Brewster, Liverpool still managed to get £23.5 million for him back in 2020.Rhian Brewster was expected to be Liverpool’s next Ian RushThere’s no hiding from the fact that Liverpool’s academy is one of the best in the world.

Brewster was no exception to this, with some thinking that the youngster could end up becoming Liverpool’s next Ian Rush.Things obviously didn’t end up working out that way, and even though Liverpool got a decent chunk of money for Brewster, at the time, fans were gutted that he exited Anfield, especially after all the hype that was built up around him. In the 119 games the striker played for Sheffield United, he only contributed to 13 goals across all competitions, with four of them coming in the 2024-25 season.The fact that he failed to score or assist once during his first year with the Blades is also staggering.Why things went so wrong for Brewster, and what is he doing nowInjuries have taken a massive toll on Brewster’s career, that is, even when he was still a Liverpool player.

He’s already missed seven games for Derby County due to a couple of different reasons, and unless he can get a handle on things, it’s hard to see how he’d have any sort of future left in football. Photo by Dan Istitene/Getty ImagesIt’s always sad to see a talent as big as Brewster’s go to waste, but because of injuries, that’s unfortunately the way that things have panned out since his Anfield exit.There’s still time for him to get things back on track, but now that the Englishman is 25 years old, it feels like it’s now or never.