Liverpool done deal: Sheyi Ojo joins Wigan on loan

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17-year-old to spend time developing at the Latics…

Teenage wing sensation Sheyi Ojo has left Liverpool on loan until the end of the season, BBC Sport confirms.

Ojo has been impressing for the Under-21s this term, and has made the bench on more than occasion for the first-team.

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As a result, Brendan Rodgers and the coaching staff have decided the England youth international is ready to test himself in the Championship – and Wigan boss Malky Mackay is delighted to have secured our youngster.

“I have watched him and was excited by what I saw in terms of his pace, touch and awareness,” said boss Mackay.

“I spoke to Brendan Rodgers at length about Sheyi and we both agreed that this is the next stage of his development.

“Brendan sees him as a Liverpool player of the future and will take him into his squad in the summer.”

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