Liverpool are heading the queue of Premier League big guns hoping to prise exciting young midfielder David Brooks away from Sheffield United.
Kop boss Jurgen Klopp has been monitoring the 20-year-old’s form since the start of the season, and is planning to tempt the Blades with a £10million bid in the January transfer window.
Arsenal, Newcastle and West Ham are also tracking Brooks, who earned a call-up by Wales for their recent World Cup qualifiers against Georgia and the Republic of Ireland.
Since making his United debut against Leicester under-23’s in an EFL Cup clash 14 months ago, it has taken Brooks just 15 outings to establish himself as one of English football’s hottest young properties.
Blades boss Chris Wilder will fight to keep Brooks at Bramall Lane, and insists the Warrington-born starlet has a crucial part to play in his Championship high-fliers’ bid to win promotion back to the Premier League after an absence of 11 seasons.
Wilder declared: ”We are building something here and, of course, there will be casualties along the way. But David won’t be going anywhere in January.”