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title: "Virals: Liverpool ‘keen’ on Fleetwood Town defender James Hill"
canonical: "https://readliverpoolfc.com/news/virals-liverpool-keen-on-fleetwood-town-defender-james-hill/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Dan Clubbe"
section: "Liverpool News"
published: "2021-09-10T08:00:00Z"
modified: "2021-09-10T08:00:00Z"
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# Virals: Liverpool ‘keen’ on Fleetwood Town defender James Hill

[Liverpool](https://readliverpoolfc.com/2021/09/10/virals-jurgen-klopp-confirms-virgil-van-dijk-is-200-per-cent-ready/) have been named alongside a host of top-flight clubs ‘keen’ on Fleetwood Town defender James Hill.

The Reds are said to be [interested](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-transfer-news/james-hill-bid-rejected-rangers-24940916) in the 19-year-old as Burnley, Southampton, Manchester United and Everton also show their admiration.

[Steven Gerrard](https://readliverpoolfc.com/2021/06/17/england-starlet-jude-bellingham-picks-steven-gerrard-as-number-one/) is also believed to be interested in taking the centre-back to Rangers when his contract expires next summer.

That’s according to a report from the [Daily Record](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-transfer-news/james-hill-bid-rejected-rangers-24940916), as cited by [Anfield Edition](https://twitter.com/AnfieldEdition/status/1435962107539853313) on Twitter, claiming Liverpool have been scouting the teenager.

> Twitter: Liverpool have had scouts watch Fleetwood defender James Hill, with the 19-year-old possibly available for transfer… https://t.co/DTwAec9Opc (@AnfieldEdition)

Further [reports](https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/sources-southampton-leicester-brentford-and-millwall-among-clubs-showing-interest-in-efl-starlet/) have claimed Championship side Preston North End also want to sign the [newly capped](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/james-hill/nationalmannschaft/spieler/611793/verein_id/22907) England Under 20 international.

This season Hill has made [five appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/james-hill/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/611793) across all competitions – earning a [6.73 Sofascore rating](https://www.sofascore.com/player/james-hill/948262) in three League One outings.

### READ LIVERPOOL VERDICT

This is an interesting link, especially as the Englishman is [available for nothing](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/james-hill/profil/spieler/611793) in a matter of months.

Clearly talented given the levels of interest, snapping up [young English prospects](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11661/12052427/do-premier-league-clubs-need-to-sign-homegrown-players) is always a shrewd approach.

Following a [crippling injury crisis](https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/liverpool-injury-news-latest-list-alisson-thiago-alexander-arnold-robertson-henderson-780156) last season, Jurgen Klopp now has Nat Phillips, Ben Davies, Rhys Williams and Sepp van den Berg as backup central defensive options to the main quartet – an embarrassment of riches.

For any move for Hill to materialise, surely at least one of the [aforementioned options](https://www.liverpoolfc.com/team/first-team) will leave the club on a permanent basis.

That said, a signing in the mould of the [capture of Joe Gomez](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33210687) from Charlton Athletic back in 2015 could well be the on the cards.