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Liverpool academy star admits he wants to leave on loan after impressing in the Under 21s

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Liverpool have some big talents rising through the ranks but Arne Slot simply cannot choose them all.The Reds might have one of the best teams in the world that is filled to the brim with quality players, but their academy is also stacked with top talent.Whether they have started from the very bottom and worked their way up or been poached from a rival club, Liverpool have plenty of future stars that could be called upon very soon.Join our newsletter for news & smart analysis. Fixtures are coming thick and fast, and with the Carabao Cup in full swing, as well as the FA Cup starting soon, some of these talents might get a chance in the first-team.However, others will be left disappointed, and there is one player in particular who is already eyeing up a temporary move away in search of some game time.



Photo by Nick Taylor/Liverpool FC/Liverpool FC via Getty ImagesTommy Piling is keen on a loan move away from LiverpoolPlayers coming through nowadays seem to get younger and younger, with Rio Ngumoha the perfect example of this after making his debut aged just 16.So, if a player is no longer a teenager, many may feel their ship has sailed, although a loan move might be enough to get their career back on track.21-year-old Tommy Piling seems to be thinking the same as he is yet to make his official first-team debut, hinting that a loan move could be on the horizon.“Hopefully I’ll go on loan [and] get as many opportunities to train with the first team,” Piling told Liverpoolfc.com.“I’d like to play men’s footy. I’m not in too much of a rush to do that, but the aim is to get towards that.” READ MORE: Liverpool may have found an ‘outstanding’ player who can finally replace Virgil van DijkPiling is a very versatile player and has played as a number six, left-sided attacker and even as a striker, suggesting that there will be plenty of clubs looking to take him on temporarily.Tommy Piling has the right attitude to make it at LiverpoolHaving ability is one thing, but that cannot be enough on its own, a player must have the attitude and right application to ensure they go to the very top.Due to the competition, making it at a team like Liverpool is also much harder than a lot of other clubs, although Piling appears to have the right approach when it comes to playing.“Midfield is my main position, so I’d like to say I’m composed, creative,” he said.“I don’t mind mixing my game up – dribbling, one-or two-touch, long passing, short passing.

I’ll throw a tackle in, get myself in there.“I’d say I’m pretty all-rounded. If you can play, you can play anywhere.