Liverpool youngster Cameron Brannagan is set to complete a permanent move to Oxford United.

The midfielder is eager for regular first-team football after a frustrating 12 months and is prepared to drop down to League One in order to secure it.

Brannagan travelled to Oxford on Monday to discuss personal terms and is expected to sign a two-and-a-half year contract at the Kassam Stadium.

Liverpool will receive a fee of around £200,000 for the 21-year-old, who has been at Anfield since the age of five.

Brannagan made nine senior appearances for the Reds during the 2015-16 season, his debut coming as a substitute against Bordeaux in the Europa League.

He would make his full Premier League bow at West Brom on the final day of that campaign, impressing in the process. But a proposed loan move to Wigan fell through that summer, and what has followed since has been frustrating.

Injuries affected his form and availability for the U23s and a loan move to Fleetwood Town in January 2017 didn't work out as planned.

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Brannagan suffered a broken hand at the start of the current campaign, denying him the chance to earn a move at a time when a number of Championship clubs had expressed an interest.

That interest was there again this month with Brannagan entering the final six months of his contract. Oxford look to have won the race and a deal could be confirmed on Tuesday.