Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp blocks Sunderland swoop for teen sensation Ben Woodburn
SUNDERLAND’S hopes of landing top target Ben Woodburn appear to be over with Liverpool refusing to let him leave on loan.
The Championship strugglers were in negotiations with Jurgen Klopp's Reds over a deal to borrow the 18-year-old for the rest of the season.
But SunSport understands the prospect of Black Cats boss Chris Coleman being reunited with the Welsh wonderkid in this window now look dead.
It is believed Woodburn, who scored a matchwinner for Coleman's Wales on his debut against Austria last September, was keen on a move to Wearside to play regular first-team football.
But Liverpool are concerned they would be left short of numbers in attacking areas if they allow the teenager to leave Anfield.
The Reds have already lost Philippe Coutinho in a mega deal to Barcelona as well as Marko Grujic to Cardiff on loan on Wednesday.
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So unless there is a major U-turn before January 31, Kop boss Klopp has decided to keep Woodburn in his first-team thoughts despite his lack of game time this season.
Woodburn has played just 45 minutes for Liverpool – as a second-half substitute in the EFL defeat at Leicester on September 19.
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