Liverpool star Bobby Clark's father says his “ultimate dream” is for his son to join Newcastle

The Liverpool youngster's father, Bobby Clark, says it would be “the ultimate dream” for his son to sign for Newcastle United.

Former Magpie Lee Clark is loving his son's rise through the Anfield ranks. Jurgen Kloppbut he has admitted that he would do his matchday nerves a favor if he played in black and white, instead of red.

Despite playing almost 500 games as a player and almost 500 games as a coach, Clark told talkSPORT he is now mainly known as 'Bobby Clark's dad' following the arrival of the 19-year-old to the Liverpool first team.

The young midfielder has already won more major trophies than his father – a fact Lee admits many people have pointed out – having helped lead the Reds to Carabao Cup glory in the final against Chelsea in February.

Clark Jnr is one of many young players to have been promoted to the senior team under Klopp, with his young academy prospects compared to Manchester United's famous 'Class of '92'.

There is still a long way to go before any of the Reds' stars can emulate stars like David BeckhamRyan Giggs, Gary Neville or Paul Scholes, but Clark has certainly started brightly with 11 appearances this season, while scoring his first goal for the club in the 6-1 thrashing of Sparta Prague in the Europa League.

Clark joined Liverpool in 2021, with the Reds snapping him up from Newcastle's academy for the sum of £1.5m.

And while fans hope he becomes a key player in Liverpool's next generation and post-Klopp era, Clark Sr. hopes he returns to his roots… one day, at least.

Speaking to his former 'boss' Sam Allardyce on Big Sam's 'No Tippy Tappy Football' PodcastThey asked him if he would like to see his son play for Newcastle.

“Absolutely,” Clark Sr. said. “I don't know how many fathers and sons have done it for the club, but yes, for sure.

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“I was lucky enough to play 265 times for Newcastle and who knows, maybe I have to do something. Alan Shearer And to come back, that would be my biggest dream, definitely.”

When asked why, apart from the obvious, Clark admitted it would be doing his nerves a favor as he hates watching his son play against his beloved Magpies.

He explained: “I was in Dubai over Christmas and New Year and they played, Newcastle at Anfield, and Bobby was involved in the team.

“It was horrible! I watched the game, it was just horrible. Liverpool ended up winning, but it was like, 'Get this game over,' I wasn't enjoying it at all. It was all over the store, your emotions.

“So if he ever finds himself in the position where he's starting against Newcastle, I could just jump on a plane and disappear to the other side of the world. I'm not sure I can handle that!”

Clark also revealed that he received a shocking text message from Bobby after being told about Klopp's upcoming exit at the end of the season.

With the German manager playing such an important role in his son's early career, there are bound to be concerns over Klopp's replacement and whether Liverpool's bright young stars will be given the same opportunities.

And Clark admits he was equally surprised when Pep Lijnders announced he was also leaving the club, saying the assistant would have been the perfect man to take over, as many Liverpool managers have done in the past.

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“It's a great example for Bobby and the young players to talk about the ups and downs of football. That Wednesday night, after beating Fulham, Bobby and the boys were very happy because they had helped the team reach the final of the Carabao Cup”. he said.

“But the next morning, Jurgen called a team meeting to announce he was leaving. Bobby texted me and said, 'Dad, I need to talk to you.' I thought something had happened to him personally.

“He told me that Jurgen was leaving and I was devastated. I thought?!' – Imagine how the players felt.

“I thought they should give it to Pep Lijnders because he wants to become a coach in his own right, there could be continuity, but then Pep and the rest of the staff announced that they were all going too.

“But what it seems to have done is galvanize the group even more. They want to go out in a big way because of the coach.

“They want it to be a memorable season for the boss when he leaves, it's like this is his last dance, like Michael Jordan in basketball.”