The father of a Liverpool starboy, Lee Clark, has expressed a desire for his son Bobby to sign for his old club, Newcastle United, in the future.

While Lee is clearly overjoyed with Bobby’s performances for Liverpool so far this season, he hammered home that it is ‘his dream’ to see his son in a Newcastle shirt. He also credited Jurgen Klopp for helping to develop his son into the promising young talent he is today.

Lee played for Newcastle between the years of 1990 and 1997, before moving to bitter rivals Sunderland. Following this, he made the jump to Fulham in 1999, before returning to the Toon for the season of his playing career in 2005/06.

What did Lee Clark say about Liverpool youngster Bobby Clark?

Speaking to William Hill on the No Tippy Tappy Football Podcast, Clark said: “My ultimate wish would absolutely be to see Bobby playing for Newcastle. I don’t know how many father and son combinations have both appeared for the club. I was lucky enough to play for them 265 times and, who knows, he might have to do an Alan Shearer and come back! That would be my dream.

“On the Wednesday evening after beating Fulham, Bobby and the lads were feeling sky high because they had helped the team reach the Carabao Cup final. But the next morning, Jurgen [Klopp] called a team meeting to announce that he was leaving. That is a great example of the ups and downs of football.

“Bobby texted me and said, ‘Dad, I need to speak to you’ – I thought something bad had happened to him personally. He told me that Jurgen was leaving and I was gutted, so just imagine how the players felt. Now it seems to have galvanised the group even more. They want to make it a memorable season for the boss when he leaves.”