For a manager who rarely gives anything away in his press conferences, Jurgen Klopp's frankness when discussing Fabio Carvalho's future represented a major surprise last week.
Even more so given the Liverpool boss was not even prompted to talk about the young attacker when he revealed that he would open to loaning him out this summer.
Having earlier been asked about some of the younger players at his disposal and the opportunities that might present themselves next season for a squad in the Europa League, Klopp talked up the likes of Stefan Bajcetic, Ben Doak, Harvey Elliott and Curtis Jones.