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Arne Slot has explained Liverpool’s decision to sell some of the club’s talented youngsters this summer.
Defender Sepp van den Berg, 22, joined Brentford in a £25 million deal on Thursday. The Dutchman has linked up with former clubmate Fabio Carvalho, 21, who made the same move earlier this month for a fee potentially rising to £27.5m.
Midfielder Bobby Clark, 19, also departed this week in a £10m switch to Austrian side Red Bull Salzburg.
“It’s always a difficult one as young players want to play, and if they want to develop then they have to play,” Slot said.
“They come through the ranks of the academy, and either you are good enough to play many minutes or there is too much competition in your position.
“We still have a lot of homegrown players and one of them training with us on a daily basis is only 17 (Trey Nyoni).
“This club will always bring through good youngsters and it’s always a challenge to find the right moment either to play them or if they have played quite a lot of minutes, they want to take the next step in their careers.
“If that is not possible because Virgil van Dijk or Mo Salah is playing here or other top players, then it’s the best for them and also the club to let them go.
“We always want to take care of our own interests but you have a responsibility to the players. If they want to play somewhere and it’s not possible with us and they aren’t happy with 500 or 600 minutes then they have to, in my opinion, let them develop somewhere else.”
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