Dad of Bobby Clark admits his Newcastle United 'dream'

Lee Clark, dad of Liverpool midfielder Bobby Clark, admits he still harbours a dream that his son plays for Newcastle United one day. The youngster left the Magpies for Anfield.

Bobby Clark has taken advantage of the injury crisis at Liverpool to make a real impact this season. Clark scored his first senior goal in midweek, grabbing the second against Sparta Prague after only a few minutes.

It was the latest landmark for the youngster, who has also registered his first Premier League start and first trophy this season. Clark's star continues to rise, then - he's set for a very bright future at Anfield if he continues down this path.

But could he have a future elsewhere, too? Clark's father, Lee Clark, admits he still harbours a dream of his son playing for Newcastle United one day, just as he did.

Lee Clark played over 250 games for Newcastle, having come through there as a boy. He hopes his son can one day follow in those footsteps.

“My ultimate wish would absolutely be to see Bobby playing for Newcastle,” Clark told No Tippy Tappy Football. “I don’t know how many father and son combinations have both appeared for the club.

“I was lucky enough to play for them 265 times and, who knows, he might have to do an Alan Shearer and come back! That would be my dream.”

Bobby Clark and Newcastle

Clark Jr. was on the books at Newcastle as a kid, moving there in 2014 and remaining until 2021. Liverpool then came calling, though, and he made the move as a 16-year-old.

Of course, Newcastle are a different club to the one he left. They were taken over by the Saudi Arabian PIF shortly after Clark left and have firm ambitions of competing at the very top of the game.

And so they may well be a very attractive club for Clark down the line, especially with his history there. But there's a long way to go. The 19-year-old still needs to establish himself as a Premier League player and if he can do that anytime soon, there's little chance of him leaving Liverpool.

And if the Reds are worrying about him potentially jumping to Newcastle in five or six years' time, then that just means they've developed another outstanding first-team player.