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Liverpool's youngest-ever scorer Woodburn to join Sparta Rotterdam on season-long loan

Liverpool youngster Ben Woodburn is joining Sparta Rotterdam on a season-long loan deal.

The 20-year-old has agreed to move to the Eredivisie side in a bid to relaunch his career, following spells with Sheffield United and Oxford in the past two seasons.

Woodburn became the youngest goalscorer in Liverpool’s history when netting against Leeds in the League Cup in November 2016, aged just 17 years and 45 days.

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At that point, the attacking midfielder was viewed as one of the brightest prospects to emerge at the club in many years.