Anfield Until The End 17/18

The End of A Winding Road: Andre Wisdom

Sorry, but this complete slipped under my radar somehow, even with about a month of this going on. It is possible that another transfer away from Liverpool will happen, with Mamadou Sakho as he has apparently agreed to personal terms with Crystal Palace. Moreno's move seems to still be a bit murky and Klopp seems to be blocking Sturridge's move. Speaking of moves, first moving chapter of the season is upon us.

On Monday, it was officially announced that Andre Wisdom was transferred to Derby County for £4.5m on a four-year deal. 

His playtime, as of recent, was over the summer tours and ended at that, so if you don't watch those matches, there may not be much to him that you know. He has been on loan to loan to loan practically ever since he came here. And his leaving was probably cemented when Joel Matip and Ragnar Klavan came in. 

He came to Liverpool as a fourteen-year-old from Bradford City, with us giving what was said to be "an unprecedented fee" for the League Two youth. Over time, he progressed well enough in the youth teams to get to the reserve' team by the age of 16 and, at the time,  manager Roy Hodgson called him up to the first team in a League Cup match against then League Two side Northampton Town (now League One). At the end of the season, he was rewarded for the quick progress he made in his relatively short time at Liverpool with a contract extension by Kenny Daglish, who was newly appointed at the time in the summer of 2011.

Not much happened with him during the Daglish reign, but when Brendan Rodgers came to Liverpool in the 2012 season, it gave him another chance at the first team. In that fall, he and some other youths travelled to Switzerland for a Europa League match against Young Boys and got into the starting lineup, scoring in the 5-3 win against the Swiss team. That goal and performance got him into the starting XI for the West Brom in the League Cup 2-1 win, 5-2 win against Norwich City in the League and eventually led to him getting his first appearance at Anfield against Stoke City in a goalless draw. Eventually, he also got his first appearance in the Merseyside Derby, ending in a 2-2 draw. The highlight of this true breakout season was a new long-term contract, cementing the fact that at the time, the Liverpool faithful and the higher ups were truly happy with all he'd done. 

Even with the big progress, he was sent on loan, to obviously get more progress in, he went on loan to Derby County. And the 13-14 season was the last he had with Liverpool. He had a great season with Derby County in the 14-15 season but it started to stagnate at there. There's a possibility that injuries have a doing with his not getting much better, but not all bright stars end up being big talents as they get older. Which is always a sad thing to think about, but it's a part of football. 

Do well at Derby County, Andre. Definitely rooting for you!