Merseyside Insider reacts after Liverpool confirm defender exit: 'I feel sorry for him'
Liverpool right-back Calvin Ramsay may have just got the perfect move to help him rebuild his career away from Anfield.
This comes after Liverpool confirmed Ramsay’s move to join St Mirren on a season-long loan earlier this week, which comes ahead of his contract on Merseyside expiring in June 2027.
Wyness outlined that the starlet has desperately needed a move away from Anfield, and made it clear that he “feels sorry” for him due to the way his move has worked out.
Liverpool shelled out a £6.5million package to sign Ramsay back in 2022, but he is still yet to make an appearance for the club in the Premier League.
He featured regularly in the Reds’ matchday squads last term, but was never called upon by previous manager Arne Slot, despite the team’s continuous right-back crisis.
Calvin Ramsay falls foul of transfer risk
Everton’s former chief Wyness – who served as CEO at Goodison Park between 2004 and 2009 and now runs a football consultancy advising elite clubs – believes that a move away from Anfield is undoubtedly the right option for Ramsay right now.
The Scottish businessman outlined that there is always a “risk” when it comes to signing young player, and he believes that Liverpool fell foul of that with Ramsay.
Speaking on the latest edition of Football Insider’s Inside Track podcast, Wyness made it clear that Ramsay could still make a career for himself at the top level.
“Yeah, look, I feel sorry for the kid. I followed the transfer closely at the time, obviously coming from Aberdeen. It was a big amount for Aberdeen, getting about £6.5m,” he said.
“There's no doubt he is a talent, but he's been plagued with injuries to a great degree. And I feel very sorry for him that that's happened to him. It's not the first player who has had to go back to Scotland to rebuild his career.
“Certainly St Mirren will do a job for him to help him rebuild. But as I say, he's still a very young player and has a great chance to rebuild his career. There's no doubt there is something there. Liverpool obviously saw it when he was younger.
“So I just wish him good luck. It's one that hasn't worked. And as you know, there are always problems when you buy young players, so many risks.
“This is an example of one of those. But I hope he rebuilds, and I hope that he can shine in Scotland because there's no doubt he's got the pedigree.”
Keith Wyness ‘very clear’ over FSG exit plan
Wyness recently told Football Insider that FSG’s sale of 38 per cent of Liverpool to a consortium backed by Jeff Bezos shows a “very clear” intention from the owners to gradually step away from the club.
The investment deal contains a clause giving the new consortium the option to buy a controlling stake within the next 12 months.
Wyness believes that the deal is being “dressed up” as an investment, when it is really the start of a full takeover of the club.
FSG have had control of Liverpool since their £300m takeover back in 2010, but their era in charge could now be drawing to a close.