Liverpool have recalled Owen Beck from his loan spell at League One outfit Bolton Wanderers.
The defender joined the Whites in August and had been expected to see out the remainder of the 2022/23 season at the University of Bolton Stadium. However, after making just four appearances in the Football League for Ian Evatt's side, the Reds have exercised a clause in the deal to recall the defender.
Beck, who is the great-nephew of Anfield icon Ian Rush, started the season at Primeira Liga side Famalicao but that agreement was cancelled just weeks later as the opportunity to join Bolton was understood to be better suited to the 20-year.
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The defender is the seventh Liverpool loanee to be recalled this month with Max Woltman, James Balagizi, Rhys Williams, Fidel O'Rourke, Jakub Ojrzynsk and Billy Koumetio all suffering a similar fate.
It is unclear what the second half of the season will have in store for Welsh youth international, who could be unable to register for another side according to FIFA laws. Rules from the game's governing body state that a player can only register with a maximum of three clubs during one season, although they cannot play for more than two.
Beck never made a competitive appearance during his time in Portugal and was instead restricted to the substitutes' bench, so a third loan of the campaign could potentially be sanctioned. However, with James Norris reportedly attracting interest from sides in the Football League, Beck could instead spend the rest of the season on Merseyside with Barry Lewtas' under-21s.
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