Derby close to completing Beck deal

Liverpool left-back Owen Beck is close to completing a loan move to Derby County.

The 22-year-old Welshman spent last season on loan in the Championship with Blackburn, where he played under now Rams boss John Eustace.

The Derby head coach has already been reunited with two former Rovers players during the summer transfer window, having signed midfielder Andreas Weimann and centre-back Danny Batth.

Eustace was asked about the Beck link during a media day at Derby's Moor Farm training base on Thursday and, while shy on giving any details about the Rams' pursuit of the player, he was glowing in his appraisal of the former Wales Under-21 international.

"He is a really exciting young player," he told BBC Radio Derby.

"I was very fortunate to work with him last year and everyone could see the growth he made playing in the Championship.

"He is a super, young, talented player and one of the most exciting full-backs in the country for his age at the moment."