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Hughes won Derby's Young Player of the Year award last season

Teenage midfielder Will Hughes has signed a new four-year deal with Championship club Derby County.

The England Under-21 international has regularly been linked with Premier League sides, including Liverpool, since making his Rams debut in 2011.

Hughes, 19, played 48 games last term as Derby reached the play-off final.

Will Hughes at a glance Born in Surrey in 1995, he moved to Derbyshire aged two

Played for Mickleover Jubilee and joined Derby as a first-year scholar in 2011

Made first-team debut for Derby v Peterborough as a 16-year-old on 5 November 2011

Became the second-youngest England Under-21 international when he came on against Northern Ireland on 13 November 2012

"He is a promising young talent and we're looking forward to working with him over the next few years," said Rams boss Steve McClaren.

Hughes, who joined County as an academy scholar in 2011, was encouraged to stay with the Rams by Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers when the teenager was linked a move to Anfield in November 2013.

He scored four times last season and was named in the PFA's Championship team of the season.

Hughes is the fourth player to commit to the club in the past week, following Jake Buxton, Craig Forsyth and Jeff Hendrick.