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This article is part of Football FanCast's Transfer Focus series, which provides opinion and analysis on recent transfer news...

Liverpool have entered the race to sign teenager Bilel Hassaini, per Footmercato.

What’s the word?

The France Under-17 right winger is available on a free transfer after leaving Nancy.

He has been tracked by Arsenal, the report states, and Liverpool have now registered their interest.

Fellow French club Saint-Etienne are also said to be keen on securing the 18-year-old's signature.

Hassaini has yet to make his senior debut for any club but has won 15 caps for France’s Under-16 team and 11 for the Under-17s.

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A clear strategy

Liverpool are employing a very clear strategy in this transfer window.

The club have thus far kept their powder dry when it comes to senior signings but they have acquired young defender Sepp van den Berg, who is set to play with the academy at the start of his Reds career.

A move for Hassaini would be along the same line of thinking, a player who they could develop and help improve.

Of course, he has yet to show what he can do at any kind of level bar the French youth team.

But he could potentially blossom under the tutelage of Jurgen Klopp, as he continues to seek youthful reinforcements.

And if it doesn't pan out, the Reds will not have invested a big fee and remain likely to turn a profit.