Andre Wisdom is close to joining Norwich City on a season-long loan only two months after signing a new four-year contract with Liverpool.
The 22-year-old had been expected to challenge for more regular first team football at Anfield next season, with Brendan Rodgers looking to promote homegrown talent and the defender committing his future to Liverpool until 2019. However, he is set for the third temporary move of his Liverpool career after newly promoted Norwich offered a tempting £1.25m loan fee for the season.
Alex Neil, the Norwich manager, is keen to strengthen his defence while Liverpool’s £12.5m acquisition of Nathaniel Clyne from Southampton would have an impact on Wisdom’s opportunities at right-back. The deal is expected to be finalised in the next few days.
Wisdom spent the bulk of the 2013-14 campaign on loan at Derby County and was last season loaned to West Bromwich Albion where, after an encouraging start under Alan Irvine, he lost his place after Tony Pulis became manager and made only two appearances, both as a substitute, after 31 January.
Another defender, the Paris Saint-Germain left-back Lucas Digne, has been linked with a summer move to Liverpool but it is understood the Anfield club are not pursuing a deal for the France international.