Danny Pacheco looks set to pull a curtain on his dream of one day breaking into the senior Liverpool squad by looking elsewhere in search for first team football. The Spaniard, who was once highly rated among his peers, has only managed 14 appearances for the club since he joined from Barcelona in 2007.
Currently away for Spain’s U20 World Cup campaign, the 20-year-old gave a blunt insight into his situation at the club; believing that he should not have to shy away from his desire to play.
“I hoped for a lot more. Why should I deny it? I was at a good level and at the club they told I was going to have opportunities,” he told Diaro Sur.
“Logically it’s a disappointment to see that you don’t have any playing time. But in such a situation all you can do is work and I hope to have minutes in the Under-20 World Cup to demonstrate what I’m worth.”
The youth product has had very few chances during his time at Anfield, and has seen himself pushed down the pecking order behind academy players. Now, it would seem that Pacheco is becoming tired of having to bide his time and will happily look elsewhere in order to play.
“[Quite] simply, if they don’t give me more opportunities, I am very clear that I want to leave. Above all, I want to play and if I have to leave to do that then there will be no problem.”
Pacheco will now sum up his options as he looks for a route out of Anfield, with both Norwich and teams in his native homeland looking to acquire his services.
“Some day I would like to return home. At the moment it hasn’t happened. If it happens, it happens.”
“I have become very fond of Norwich and their fans. It’s another option for the future and I’ll have to assess it.”
For the time being, though, Pacheco remains to be a Liverpool player and will have to concentrate on proving his worth. However, four seasons and three managers later, Pacheco has still failed to break into the first team. So as unfortunate as it may sound, perhaps it would be best for both parties if the player moved on.
