Liverpool are on the verge of completing a deal to sign Derby youngster Kaide Gordon, according to reports.
Jurgen Klopp’s side are not expected to complete any major transfer deals before the mid-season market closes for business next week.
Liverpool are expected to pay around £3m to capture the highly-rated teenager, who has also been linked with Manchester United.
Derby manager Wayne Rooney has hailed Gordon as a “fantastic player” and believes the 16-year-old has a bright future ahead of him.
“Kaide is a fantastic player and he has got a lot of potential,” Rooney said.
“He has come through the academy. He is 16, he has got a lot of development to do and he is definitely at the right place to do that.
“Of course there will be interest in Kaide because he is a fantastic player, so we expect there to be interest in him.
“We can control what we are doing at this football club, but we can’t control if other teams make bids for our players.”
Klopp’s side have slipped to fourth place in the table and are now six points adrift of table-topping Manchester United.
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