Liverpool confirm loan return as question grows over what went wrong

Liverpool have confirmed Lewis Koumas has returned from his loan spell at Birmingham City, and it inevitably raises the question of why the move never really caught fire.

The club announcement on Liverpoolfc.com is clear and factual.

“Lewis Koumas has returned to Liverpool from his loan spell at Birmingham City,” the update reads, adding that the 20-year-old “appeared 25 times in all competitions, netting one goal”.

It is not a disastrous return in terms of availability.

It is...