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Liverpool have rejected an approach from Fiorentina for Bobby Duncan and have no intention of selling the young forward.

The Italian side submitted an offer to Academy director Alex Inglethorpe over the weekend to take Duncan on loan for the season, with a €1.8million (£1.6m) fee to make the deal permanent if the striker impressed in Italy.

However, Liverpool rejected the offer out of hand and have no plans to either sell or loan a player they rate highly at the club's Kirkby Academy.

Reports that sporting director Michael Edwards had been in talks with the Serie A side are inaccurate with La Viola dealing directly with Inglethorpe over the Bank Holiday weekend.

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The ECHO understands that no further talks have taken place since the offer was turned down by the Reds for the 18-year-old Duncan.

Danish club FC Nordsjaelland also made a loan move for the talented teen last week, but that was also dismissed.

Liverpool remain adamant that Duncan, who scored over 25 goals for the U18 side last term, has a bright and long-term future at Anfield.

His attitude and application is understood to have impressed coaches behind the scenes after he was included in a number of pre-season fixtures for Jurgen Klopp's senior side earlier this summer.

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Duncan scored in the Reds' first fixture of the summer as the European champions beat Tranmere Rovers 6-0 at Prenton Park on July 11.

The striker also netted the crucial equaliser from long range against Manchester City back in April to help the young Reds win the FA Cup Youth Cup for the first time since 2007.

Duncan struck up a devastating partnership with fellow frontman Paul Glatzel at Under-18 level last term, plundering almost 60 goals between them en route to their Youth Cup success.

European clubs have until the start of September to conclude their transfer business until January but Liverpool will continue to rebuff any attempts to lure Duncan away from his boyhood club.

Duncan had been with Manchester City since the age of 11 before the lifelong Reds fan sealed his dream move last year for a compensation fee believed to be worth around £200,000.

The youngster missed Monday night's U23 trip to Southampton as Neil Critchley's side got their Premier League 2 season up and running with a 4-2 win.

However, Duncan is expected to become a regular for Critchley's 23s for the remainder of their season.