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But while Dean Huijsen will certainly be on the radar of sporting director Richard Hughes, any deal could depend on sales at Anfield.

This might appear somewhat alarming at first glance.

Van Dijk's contract is up in the summer, and Hughes would be able to make a pretty compelling pitch to Huijsen to take over from the club captain.



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Richard Hughes watched his old club Bournemouth take on Southampton last month.

He arrived from Bournemouth last summer, and Ornstein says that both he and other members of Liverpool's recruitment team have links to the south-coast club.

The extent of Hughes' efforts in bringing Huijsen to Bournemouth in the first place are unclear, given that the defender only arrived at the start of the season.

But it's entirely plausible that the sporting director was involved in laying the groundwork before he made the move to Liverpool.

Regardless, the report says that Hughes "will know Huijsen particularly well", which cannot hurt.

Without managing to unearth a true hidden gem, Hughes cannot strengthen the team on a shoestring budget.

But a raid on his old club for Huijsen does genuinely look like a chance to do a good piece of business at a reasonable price