How Isaiah Bryan's Liverpool move highlights West Brom's biggest challenge

Isaiah Bryan has joined Liverpool after his West Brom exit.

The 14-year-old departed the Baggies in June, deregistering from the Under-14's.

He has played above his age group and won Player of the Tournament at an international competition with the B71 side previously.

West Brom News previously covered Bryan's departure from The Hawthorns club.

It is unknown how much of a loss that it is at this point, given the age of the player.

The fact that he has joined the Reds, paints a worrying picture for Albion going forward and shows their biggest challenge.

Why will Isaiah Bryan's Liverpool switch cause concern at West Brom

It will be a concern, anyway, that one of their most promising young players has left.

However, the destination may provide even more apprehension in the Albion academy, as the Talent Hunter revealed on Saturday that he has joined the 20-time Premier League champions.

The Anfield side are one of the biggest in world football, so the fact that Bryan wanted to join them is not exactly a big surprise.

However, it means that big clubs are starting to notice the Baggies' talents, and that could provide a new challenge.

They may struggle to keep hold of their best gems, if it continues and the big guns come in for them.

It is all well and good signing the likes of Nat Phillips and Carter Pinnington from them, but it is not nice when they are poaching talents.

How do the Baggies stop their youth moving to the big clubs?

The Baggies can try to convince their youngsters to stick around by several different methods.

Perhaps the most important one would be by promoting talent to the first-team, showing that their is a pathway that can be followed for the younger players.

If that is not enough, they can promise increased financial conditions, to hopefully ward off the elite clubs.

The final way is to get promotion back to the top-flight, so they become a part of the elite again, and can give players a chance to achieve their dreams of playing at the top level.

Whether they can manage any of them things remains to be seen, but is important if they are to hold off interest in their brightest academy aces.

They may still fail to keep them, if clubs that compete in Europe come in, but it will give them a better chance of retaining them.