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title: "Virals: Liverpool defender Ben Davies set for season-long loan deal"
canonical: "https://readliverpoolfc.com/news/virals-liverpool-defender-ben-davies-set-for-season-long-loan-deal/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Dan Clubbe"
section: "Liverpool News"
published: "2021-08-15T19:00:00Z"
modified: "2021-08-15T19:00:00Z"
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# Virals: Liverpool defender Ben Davies set for season-long loan deal

[Liverpool](https://readliverpoolfc.com/2021/08/14/virals-liverpool-determined-to-add-attacking-option-this-summer/) central defender [Ben Davies](https://readliverpoolfc.com/2021/08/04/virals-liverpool-willing-to-listen-to-loan-offers-for-ben-davies/) is set to join Sheffield United on a season-long loan move this week.

The 26-year-old only joined the Reds in February as Jurgen Klopp bolstered the defensive options at Anfield in the [midst of an injury crisis](https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/liverpool-injury-news-latest-list-alisson-thiago-alexander-arnold-robertson-henderson-780156).

Signed for £1.6million from Preston North End ([Goal](https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/liverpool-complete-16m-davies-signing-preston/x6ejltp2d7qo1thfn8ze2dpq4)), the Barrow-born ace was reportedly a target for Bournemouth and Celtic this summer.

However, according to a report from [The Athletic](https://theathletic.com/2708591/2021/08/15/transfer-news-liverpool-ben-davies-sheffield-united/), as cited by [James Pearce](https://twitter.com/JamesPearceLFC/status/1426951805808820230) on Twitter, the Liverpool man looks to be heading to a recently-relegated Sheffield United.

> Twitter: Ben Davies close to sealing season-long loan move to Sheffield United. Could undergo medical Monday. No option to b… https://t.co/9yYbzdN23i (@JamesPearceLFC)

Despite arriving with Klopp bereft of options at centre-back, Davies [failed to make a single appearance](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/ben-davies/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/257097) for the club during a difficult run-in.

Having only recently [enjoyed a Liverpool debut](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/jurgen-klopp-called-ben-davies-21113571) – including an appearance in front of a packed Anfield – the defender’s time on Merseyside could be heading towards a premature conclusion.

### READ LIVERPOOL VERDICT

This is a departure that always seemed to be on the cards during the summer transfer window.

Albeit only a loan switch for the time being, unless Liverpool hit upon another injury crisis it seems unlikely the [£2.7million valued man](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/ben-davies/marktwertverlauf/spieler/257097) will forge a successful career at Anfield.

Undoubtedly a talented individual, forcing past the likes of [Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez, Joel Matip](https://www.liverpoolfc.com/team/first-team) and new signing Ibrahima Konate is a difficult task for anyone.