IF ROSS Barkley is for a moment downhearted at being allowed to go on loan to a Championship club this season, he should simply look at David Beckham’s glittering career CV.
While Barkley was in the Blues starting line-up against QPR on the opening day of last season, he now finds himself facing a more traditional route through the initial stages of a youngster’s top-flight playing career.
Just like Beckham – who had played and scored in the Champions League before being sent out to Preston on loan in 1995, bigger and better things undoubtedly lie in store for the teenager, but he will benefit from a spell away from the limelight.
