Liam Manning insists that Liverpool youngster Max Woltman may still have a chance with the club.
The 19-year-old has been training with the club and was a trialist for the U’s and featured in a pre-season win over Swansea.
Speaking about his plans for Woltman, Manning said: “We’re talking to Liverpool and exploring what that looks like.
“It’s more of a development project than it is coming in and impacting the team straight away.
“In terms of the personality he was and the character he showed, and some of the quality he showed in glimpses, I think he’s the type of player that fits how we want to play.
“When you look at competition in his position with Ruben [Rodrigues] and Billy [Bodin], what we don’t have is the next one coming up under that.
“It depends on what the deal looks like, that’s the big bit. It’s all on what the deal looks like ultimately.”
Woltman made his Liverpool debut in December 2021 as he came on in stoppage time as the Reds beat AC Milan at the San Siro in the Champions League. He also played 45 minutes in an FA Cup tie against Shrewsbury before joining Doncaster on loan in League Two, but he managed just 14 appearances before being recalled.
