He has only made two starts this season
Liverpool have agreed a deal with AFC Bournemouth that will see Nathaniel Clyne spend the rest of the season on loan at the south coast club.
BREAKING: @afcbournemouth agree deal to sign Nathaniel Clyne on loan from @LFC until the end of the season. #SSN pic.twitter.com/TnZp0Nxi5g
— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) January 4, 2019
Clyne has only made five appearances for the Reds this season, three of them coming as a substitute, after losing his place in the first team to Trent Alexander-Arnold.
His only start in the league this season came against Manchester United, when Alexander-Arnold was ruled out through injury. Clyne impressed on his return from injury but could not keep his place in the team.
The right-back’s career has been stunted by injuries in recent years – he only made five appearances last season too, the first coming in April 2018 – and will benefit from a run of games at Bournemouth.
Bournemouth’s current right-back options include Adam Smith and Simon Francis, but injury problems of their own have seen Junior Stanislas – usually a winger – play as a wing-back for the Cherries in recent matches.
In Clyne’s absence, Liverpool’s back-up right-back options include James Milner, who spent the majority of the 16/17 season at left-back, Joe Gomez, and in the case of an emergency, Fabinho.
