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Former Wanderer Owen Beck joins Championship side on loan deal
Former Wanderer Owen Beck has joined Championship side Derby County on a season-long loan from Liverpool.
Beck joined the Whites in the summer of 2022 and went on to make nine first-team appearances.
The left-back had been playing catch-up on the rest of the squad following a stint in Portugal and was recalled by Liverpool midway through the campaign.
He spent the following season at Dundee United, gaining valuable experience in the Scottish Premiership.
Beck spent last term at Blackburn Rovers, getting his first taste of Championship football and playing 25 times before his campaign was cut short by injury.
The Welshman now reunites with John Eustace, who brought him to Ewood Park before taking over at Derby in February.
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Eustace kept the Rams up and has brought in the likes of Patrick Agyemang and Carlton Morris this summer as the club aims to kick on. He also signed Danny Batth and Andi Weimann on free transfers from his former club.
When asked about Beck earlier this week, Eustace told Derbyshire Live: "He's a really exciting young player and I was very fortunate to work with him last year.
"I think everyone could see the growth he made playing in the Championship, and he's a super young, talented player and he's one of the most exciting full-backs in the country for his age at the moment.
"He's just a very good young player. There is a lot to improve, and if he comes to Derby and chooses to come to us, our job is to help develop him.
"That's my job and the coach's job in that, whichever player comes to the football club, no matter how old or how young they are, they're coming into an environment where they're going to improve, get better, and to make sure that, on a Saturday, they're very competitive."
