Liverpool star sends seal of APPROVAL for Richard Hughes to complete £80m deal

Richard Hughes is a busy man in the transfer window and one Liverpool star has just hinted at who he wants the club's sporting director to sign next.

At this moment in time, the Reds have secured three new arrival. Giorgi Mamardashvili will be joining from Valencia, Jeremie Frimpong is set to arrive from Bayer Leverkusen and Armin Pecsi has signed a deal with the Reds from Puskas Akademia.

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Up next, Liverpool will hope to conclude deals for Florian Wirtz and Milos Kerkez.

Beyond that, Hughes' objectives remain open to interpretations. Much will depend on who will leave the club.

It's clear the Reds would like to sign a new attacker. They also seem open to signing a new left-winger and potentially a centre-back.

However, first they must offload some of the fringe players currently at Anfield. This will mean getting rid of the likes of Darwin Nunez, Jarell Quansah and Harvey Elliott, if the right offer arrives.

Another potential player who could leave is Luis Diaz.

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Liverpool will be reluctant to allow him to leave. He's been a really important player under Arne Slot. However, at the same time the Reds will understand that with two years left on his contract and Diaz set to turn 29-years-old, this is probably the best time to sell him.

If the right offer arrives Liverpool will certainly consider selling him and bringing in a new left-winger.

One player who Richard Hughes has admired for the last 12 months is Anthony Gordon. The club's sporting director tried to bring him to Anfield last summer to no avail.

However, Liverpool continue to monitor Gordon and have been linked with a potential £80m move for the England international.

It's a move that will be difficult to pull off with Newcastle United being reluctant to sell him. However, Hughes could certainly try to get it done.

And it seems like one Liverpool player would be keen on the move for Gordon too. That player is Curtis Jones, who played with Gordon at academy level, before the latter was released and joined Everton.

Now, he's seemingly an advocate for Gordon's return. Especially based on his recent social media activity.

He's liked an Instagram post about Gordon potentially joining Liverpool if Diaz leaves, giving his seal of approval and green light for Hughes to make a move.

It's a clear hint from Jones at his desire for Gordon to play for the club.

It would make sense from Liverpool's perspective as well. Gordon is young, he's homegrown and his entire family are Liverpool supporters. It almost feels like destiny for him to join the club.

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Hughes would be a smart man to try and get this over the line.