At least LFC have more wriggle room with the 21-year-old than they do with Harvey Elliott, who’s been frozen out at Aston Villa and has already played for the maximum allotment of two clubs this season, thus severely limiting his options for another loan move.

McConnell hasn’t played for the Reds in this campaign, so he would be free to join another outfit on loan until the summer, which’d give him another chance at racking up some much-needed game-time.

His long-term future at Liverpool remains uncertain, but hopefully he can get back playing as soon as possible and put his abortive spell at Ajax behind him, with a view to potentially rediscovering the potential that Klopp saw in him towards the end of his managerial reign at Anfield.

You can watch Slot’s full post-Barnsley press conference below, via Empire of the Kop on YouTube