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Lewis Koumas could be set for a second move to Stoke City if Potters sporting director Jon Walters has his way.

The Liverpool youngster is currently impressing with the Championship outfit, returning three goals and two assists from 13 starts.

Such form has also seen the 19-year-old retain a place in Craig Bellamy’s Wales squad, with the forward having already been handed his international debut against Gibraltar back in June.

Son of former Premier League cult hero Jason Koumas, the Reds starlet scored on his Liverpool debut against Southampton last February, days after being part of the matchday squad as Jurgen Klopp’s side beat Chelsea to lift the League Cup.

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Returning an impressive 15 goals and six assists from 21 appearances in the FA Cup, Premier League 2, U18 Premier League and FA Youth Cup last season, it was no surprise to see the forward leave the Reds on loan in the summer.

With Stoke winning the race for his signature, Walters is loving what he has seen from Koumas so far.

And lifting the lid on how he operates behind the scenes, he hinted the Potters would be keen to retain the Welshman’s services.

“There’s a big thing made about loans and recall clauses in January but almost every single loan, 99 per cent, will have clauses like that because if your player’s not playing, you’ll want to call him back,” he said, as quoted by Stoke Sentinel.

“If your player’s playing and has been called up for the international team, why would you want to call him back?

“They were sent with expectations, some of them to not have been involved as much as they have, and the likes of Lewis, I’m not sure how many first loans have played more minutes in the Championship this season and he’s really disappointed when he doesn’t play, which is what we want.

It’s great!

“You come, you develop, we invite the loan managers down to come and watch and we’ll tell them what we’re doing and they go into what they want from us.

“You hope you’re doing well for them as a club and then next year, can we have them again?”

Meanwhile, Walters is looking to build a strong relationship with the likes of Liverpool sporting director Richard Hughes, with the Reds receiving updates on Koumas from Stoke throughout the season.

“They’re all really good guys and we’re building relationships,” he said, referring to his counterparts at Stoke loanee’s parent clubs.

“And I hope other teams are looking and thinking, ‘I want to send a player to Stoke because I know what they produce, players are getting minutes, developing and their asset value has gone up.’

“We’ll help them, coach them, develop them, put in the messages that need putting into them.
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