16-year-old Liverpool wonderkid earns senior Scotland call

Liverpool's 16-year-old wonderkid is already training with Scotland's first team and he could be the Reds' next Andy Robertson.

Richard Hughes is planning to replace the Reds' 31-year-old star this summer with the likes of Milos Kerkez and Jorrel Hato on the club's radar.

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But there are plenty of exciting young players in the academy who are capable of playing as a left-back as well. Two of them are currently out on loan in Owen Beck and Callum Chambers.

Both have the potential to have really promising careers in the game and there's another who may have an even higher potential coming through the club's academy ranks at the moment in Cameron Williams.

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The 16-year-old left-back is already a regular at U18 level and he has both Scotland and England fighting to represent them at international level.

Cameron Williams earns senior Scotland call

Williams has so far represented both countries at youth international level most recently lining up for Scotland's U17 team. He is once again involved with the Scotland set-up this month and he's been given a rare opportunity to rub shoulders with the country's senior stars.

Williams got the call to training with Scotland's senior national team ahead of their Nations League play off games against Greece. Now he is not in the squad for those games, but the fact that he had the opportunity to be involved in senior training in order to help make up the numbers is still a fantastic marker of his talent.

It's a reminder of just how highly rated he is and why he is regarded as one of the most promising young talents at Liverpool.

Undoubtedly, being given the opportunity to train with Scotland's senior team is also another attempt by Scotland to ensure he represents the Tartan Army in the future as well.

Williams is a brilliant defender and someone who reads the game very well. He's won 64% of his defensive duels for the club's U18 side this season and has averaged 6.5 interceptions and 8.3 recoveries.

Blessed with great technical qualities, Williams is a brilliant passer of the ball and is excellent at going forward, too. He hasn't been able to showcase that this season because the Reds' young side have struggled in the U18 Premier League and are currently second from bottom in the league.

But even though Liverpool's side have struggled, his underlying numbers are very positive. Even though he hasn't registered an assist so far, he's averaged 0.12 xA per 90 which is very impressive.

In a more attacking side those qualities would come to the fore even more and with time that will come.

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Williams is definitely a name to keep a close eye on. Liverpool have an excellent track record with young full-backs and he might just be the next one off the production line.

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