Everton midfielder Rhys Hughes is attracting Championship transfer interest.

The Liverpool Echo says Hughes is attracting interest from the Championship following a breakout season at under-23 level.

Hughes, 19, was selected for the Welsh under-21 squad for the first time during the current international break after scoring twice and creating five more in 18 Premier League 2 appearances this term.

Everton could sanction a loan move next summer or wait until the January transfer window as they did earlier this year with striker Ellis Simms, who is impressing at Blackpool.

Hughes, a set-piece specialist, can play anywhere across the middle of the park and has also been used in wide positions by David Unsworth this term with the U-23s eighth in the Premier League 2 table.