Opinion: Fulham should enquire about 20-year-old’s next steps at Liverpool ahead of potential summer swoop

Fulham will be desperate to learn from the mistakes they have made in the past when the seemingly inevitable happens and they seal automatic promotion back to the Premier League.

The penultimate time they were relegated from the top-flight they had three different managers in the same season, last time they stuck with Scott Parker throughout and never looked close to battling against the drop but on the pitch their recruitment has to improve.

The core of the squad is already strong enough to be playing Premier League football and they certainly underperformed to go down with a whimper in 2020/21.

Utilising the loan market to your advantage can be the difference between staying up and going down in the top-flight and Neco Williams is the case in point.

Kenny Tete has been very injury prone since moving to England, which meant that Denis Odoi played a lot more than he should have as the Cottagers were relegated in 2020/21.

The addition of Neco Williams on loan in January has provided Marco Silva with a far more reliable option at right back.

In continuing the Wales international’s development, it may be beneficial for both Liverpool to send Williams out on loan in the Premier League next season, as first team opportunities have not been forthcoming due to the performances of Trent Alexander-Arnold at Anfield.

Therefore, in looking to stabilise in the Premier League, Fulham should enquire about the possibility of taking Williams on a season-long loan for 2022/23, as it now seems appropriate to be talking about what the Cottagers will look like in the Premier League next season.

Defensively he is improving, and building a relationship with classy central defender Tosin Adarabioyo inside him can only be a positive for the