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‘Turkish Messi’ Omur welcomes talk of £27m Liverpool move

Teenage Trabzonspor midfielder Abdulkadir Omur, who has been dubbed ‘the Turkish Messi’, has welcomed talk of interest from Liverpool.

At just 19 years of age, the highly-rated playmaker is considered to be a hot prospect in his homeland.

That potential is already being noted elsewhere, with Anfield one of several possible landing spots to have been mooted.

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It has been suggested that Liverpool are weighing up a £27 million ($34m) approach for a player who would bolster their ranks in the middle of the park - despite Jurgen Klopp's insistence that he has no plans to add to his squad any time soon.