Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers will give Nigerian born forward Jordon Femi Ibe a chance to stake a claim for a place in the first squad next season.<\/p>\n
Ibe, put in a man-of-the-match performance \u00a0during\u00a0 Wednesday\u2019s 4-0 friendly victory over Shamrock Rovers in Dublin was on a short loan at Birmingham.<\/p>\n
I”Jordon Ibe is a young player, 18 years of age. We’re coaching and developing him,” said Rodgers.<\/p>\n
“He’s been a wide player traditionally in a 4-3-3 but he came in for the second half and played at the top of a diamond and he showed wonderful intelligence and quality – technically and tactically – to play.”<\/p>\n
The youngster has received plenty of encouragement from Rodgers and hopes to be able to kick on when the team gets back together after their summer break.<\/p>\n
“The manager has told me to try to work on my end product and get more goals,” Ibe told the club’s official website.<\/p>\n
“I missed a few chances (against Rovers) so hopefully I can do well in pre-season with the first team.<\/p>\n
“It was a great experience playing at Birmingham and I’ve gained a little bit of experience, especially from the senior players.<\/p>\n
“Hopefully, coming back here I can work on it through pre-season and become a better player.”<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the futures of defender Daniel Agger and midfielder Lucas Leiva, both regular first-team starters, remain up in the air while loan signings Aly Cissokho and Victor Moses will both return to their respective parent clubs Valencia and Chelsea.<\/p>\n
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