Liverpool youngster wowed after marking £200,000 superstar in training

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Liverpool youngster Ki-Jana Hoever apparently blew people away after finding himself up against Mo Salah in training shortly after joining the club.

The Dutch teenager pitched up at Anfield last year after the Reds paid just £90,000 to Ajax.

Hoever was handed his first-team debut by Jurgen Klopp against Wolverhampton Wanderers in the FA Cup earlier this year, after Dejan Lovren hobbled off early injured.

Hoever impressed immensely at Molineux, and big things are expected of the defender.

Apparently though, Hoever’s fantastic performance wasn’t too much of a surprise to coaches and the players.

The Liverpool Echo brought a report on Tuesday detailing how Hoever found himself up against £200,000-a-week Salah (Total Sportek) in a training game, after being invited to the first-team around Christmas amid mounting injury problems.

The report reads: “Senior professionals were blown away by how well he handled the Egyptian attacker. He’s been with the first-team squad since.”

TBR’s view

Hoever clearly has a very bright future, and fans will be even more hyped for his development after hearing he marked Salah and fared well.

The Egyptian is one of Europe’s most dangerous forwards, so for the 17-year-old to have ‘blown senior professionals away’ is very encouraging.

Hoever has already had a taste of silverware after starring for his country at the U17 European Championships.

The versatile starlet caught the eye once again in Dublin, and even scored a superb goal against Belgium in the quarter-final.