Wetin dey happen for Liverpool? Dem don sign new goalkeeper, Freddie Woodman, from Preston North End, and e go start pre-season with dem next month. Na June 27, 2025, dem confirm the deal wey go make Woodman provide backup for the main guy, Alisson, and the new boy, Giorgi Mamardashvili, wey go land from Valencia come July 1.
Dis Woodman no be small fish. E don play 138 matches for Preston and even win Player of the Year last season. Na 28 years old, and him don gather enough experience from him time for clubs like Newcastle, Swansea, and Kilmarnock. Make I tell you, e fit handle di pressure if dem call am!
Liverpool dey make sure say dem no slack for goalkeeping department as dem don loan Vitezslav Jaros to Ajax and Harvey Davies to Crawley Town. Na only Alisson and Mamardashvili remain for goalkeeper position. So, e good say dem fit add Woodman for dem squad. He go fit learn from di best, and who know, maybe next season, e go dey stand for goal.
The best part? Woodman dey qualify as ‘association trained’ player. Wetin dat one mean? E no go take any of di 17 non-homegrown slots wey Liverpool dey reserve for Champions League squad. Na like say dem don dash Liverpool extra slot wey dem fit use for another player. Smart move, right?
Freddie don dey play ball for long. Him begin for Newcastle United, go loan for Hartlepool, Crawley, and even faraway teams like Kilmarnock and Aberdeen. E don see am all! 44 appearances last season plus World Cup glory with England Under-20s in 2017. So, e no be fresh player wey just dey find how di wahala for goalkeeping dey be. Dem say experience na di best teacher, and Woodman don sharp.
For people wey sabi, di guy papa be Andrew, di manager of Bromley in League Two, and him godfather na Gareth Southgate, di former England coach. So, e no be just by chance say e fit dey for top level. Family sabi how to make am!
As Liverpool dey prepare for di next season, e go good make dem strengthen dem squad. Alisson no get wahala as number one, but as dem don send dem other keepers on loan, Na dis Woodman go step in if wahala show face. Na why dem fit rest Alisson sometimes without too much worry.
So wahala no dey, Liverpool fans! As una dey pop popcorn dey watch di new signing, make una also keep your fingers crossed say e go dey deliver for di Anfield.
