“Now it’s just straight on a flight there, train, play, fly and then straight back,” he says. “So, there’s not much time off anymore. It’s worth it, definitely.
“It’s a lot of travelling. If it’s in St. Kitts and Nevis, normally I have a day in Miami for transit. We go from London to Miami, a day in Miami and then Miami to St. Kitts. It’s really worth it – it’s sunny over there!
“Obviously it’s a senior game, so it’s much different. It’s good to have a feel of it, the men’s game.
“One hundred per cent it’s preparing me. Just to play in that environment with men and being in a men’s changing room, little things are preparing me for the future I want to be in really.”
And then there is the honour of representing the country of his parents.
He continues: “My mum and dad, both of them are full St. Kitts and Nevis. It makes me really, really proud just to know that I’m representing the senior team of the country.
“My shirt from my debut is hung up in my room on a hanger but I think I’m going to get it framed to give it to my dad. They were really proud and watching it on TV.”
Kelly, who has been attending the Reds’ Academy since 2018 but joined formally in 2020, also boasts another claim to fame.
He may well have had the best view for one of the greatest goals ever scored at Anfield.
