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Liverpool academy chief Inglethorpe: Loan system crucial to player development

Liverpool academy director Alex Inglethorpe says it's crucial they continue to use the loan system to develop their players.

The Reds have struck up a number of strategic relationships with lower-league clubs, which sees them send talented young players on short-term deals.

"We have a wishlist of clubs, and managers, who we think are particularly strong in the area of youth development," Inglethorpe told Liverpool Echo.

"The important thing is that when a player goes on loan, he is going to an environment which will teach similar things to what he would be learning at Liverpool.

"There are a lot more clubs in the Football League now who are committed to a philosophy and a way of playing which is conducive to youth development, and the loan system is something which enables us to tap into that."

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