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Liverpool close in on Turkish midfielder – but fans won’t get to see him for another year

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Liverpool are reportedly interested in signing Trabzonspor midfielder Abdulkadir Omur before sending him back on loan.

Abdukkadir Omur

Turkish outlet Fanatik reports that the 20-year-old has attracted the attention of big clubs across Europe after an impressive 2018/19 campaign.

Liverpool are said to be in the running to sign him and are set to make an approach in the next few days, but they are aware that he is unlikely to be awarded a work permit.

To get around the problem, the Anfield club intend to send him back to Trabzonspor on loan next season after completing a permanent move.

Omur’s deal with the Turkish outfit expires in 2022 and while the club’s president Ahmet Agaoglu has insisted the youngster isn’t for sale, he could be tempted by the structure of this deal.

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Alasdair Mackenzie

Alasdair Mackenzie is a freelance journalist based in Rome, and a FourFourTwo contributor since 2015. When not pulling on the FFT shirt, he can be found at Reuters, The Times and the i. An Italophile since growing up on a diet of Football Italia on Channel 4, he now counts himself among thousands of fans sharing a passion for Ross County and Lazio.