Reds firm up their interest in Derby County star Will Hughes.
Liverpool are set to intensify their interest in signing teenage midfielder Will Hughes from Derby County, report the BBC, with the club having to begin looking at central midfielders for the future as captain Steven Gerrard moves ever more into the twilight years of his career at Anfield.
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Hughes is still only 19, but the England Under 21 international has more than 100 Championship appearances to his name having broken into the first team at Pride Park when he was barely 17, becoming one of the most highly lauded young players in English football in the process.
The hype surrounding the diminutive midfielder has slowed somewhat as he has taken to the grind of regular Championship football in recent seasons, but Hughes is a player who looks destined for the Premier League – whether at Derby or elsewhere.
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