Exclusive: Liverpool sign deal with the next Kevin de Bruyne

Anfield Watch have been told Liverpool have signed a deal with an exciting youngster this summer who plays similar to Kevin De Bruyne.

There's been a lot of changes at all levels of the club ahead of the new season. At first team level key players have departed and key players have also arrived at Anfield.

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The same can be said at academy level where Liverpool have bolstered their options with some exciting new signings like Armin Pecsi and Will Wright.

Meanwhile there have also been some departures like Isaac Moran, who joined Newcastle United.

Not to mention Liverpool's U21s appointed a new head coach in Rob Page as did the club's U18 side, who appointed Simon Wiles from Manchester United.

And Liverpool also signed a bunch of new players to scholarship deals.

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Among those players was a highly rated youngster in Haydn Murray-Holme, who caught the eye at U16 level last season.

Murray-Holme signed his deal with the club that will confirm his status as a Liverpool player for the next two years and this will earn him a promotion at the club, which means he will start the campaign with the U18s.

The attacking midfielder is highly rated by Liverpool and the club's academy expert Lewis Bower exclusively told Anfield Watch that he sees his style of play as similar to that of Kevin De Bruyne.

"I would say Haydn, Murray-Holme. He's a midfielder, a really technical player. Probably should have been promoted already. He has such a good eye for a pass. There's a perfect weight on his passes, whether that would be from deep to isolate his winger, or in the final third, he has really good touches. He can use any part of his foot with flicks little pokes around the corner to be able to find plays that you, you don't really think are possible.

"I was speaking to somebody who knows him very well. He picked up 30 assists and 10 goals at the U16 level. Now stats can be skewed at that level. I'm excited to watch him play.

"His playing style. Again, not of the same calibre of player. I'd say he reminds me a little bit of Kevin De Bruyne, in terms of the way he passes the ball and just the type of passes that he looks for as well."

Based on these comments, the likeness to De Bruyne and the stats at academy level, Murray-Holme is definitely a name to keep an eye on.

The club's U18 side is stacked with talent at the moment so it's going to be exciting to see how they get on this season.

Perhaps in Murray-Holme, Liverpool might just find the next De Bruyne.

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