Tony Docherty, the manager of Dens, joins Beck after completing the acquisition of Jon McCracken from Norwich.
Tony Docherty, the manager of Dundee, has added highly regarded Liverpool defender Owen Beck to his second loan transaction of the day.
The 20-year-old has committed to a one-season agreement with Anfield and will travel to Ireland with the Dark Blues this week.
After that, today’s afternoon saw the loan arrival of goalkeeper Jon McCracken from Norwich City.
Beck’s club career is still in its infancy, but he has ten U/21 caps for Wales and a five-year contract with Liverpool, which he signed in 2021.
Due to his attacking skills, the left-back has been compared to Scotland captain Andy Robertson. He is also the great-nephew of Anfield star Ian Rush.
Beck made his Liverpool debut in an EFL Cup win over Preston North End in October 2021 before featuring again off the bench in the next round against Leicester City.
He then joined Portuguese club Famalicao but swiftly returned before heading to Bolton Wanderers in English League One.
He played nine times for Bolton in the first half of last season before returning to Liverpool in January.
Extremely exciting player’
Dundee boss Tony Docherty told the club website: “I am thrilled we’ve managed to land Owen for the season and I think it’s fantastic for the club to be able to get somebody of his standard.
“There was a lot of interest from other clubs and he could have joined some good English teams, but the fact that he chose us shows where the club is at the moment
He is a hugely talented player, you don’t get offered a long-term contract at Liverpool if you are not.
“He just needs to find his way in terms of this period in his career. We think Dundee Football Club are the platform for him.
“I think we are getting an extremely exciting player, a left-back who likes to go forward and play as a wing-back, has very good delivery, and is excellent on the ball.
“There are also areas of his game that we are going to help him develop too.
“I would like to put on record our thanks to Liverpool Football Club and a special thanks to Matt Newberry (Liverpool’s head of senior academy recruitment).
“I am sure the Dundee fans will see his quality when he comes in.”
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