Liverpool midfielder Leighton Clarkson has completed a permanent transfer to Aberdeen.
Clarkson has made the move to the Dons having impressed during a season-long loan spell in helping them finish third in the Scottish Premiership.
The 21-year-old was a virtual ever present, making 38 appearances and scoring six goals in all competitions, while his contribution of eight league assists was the highest of any player outside Celtic and Rangers.
His impressive form was sufficient for him to be named the club's Young Player of the Year, with Aberdeen believed to have beaten a number of interested clubs to his signature.
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Clarkson, who was soon to enter the final 12 months of his Liverpool deal, could come up against the Reds this season with Aberdeen having qualified for the final qualifying round of the Europa League.
The midfielder had been at the Liverpool Academy from the age of six and progressed through the ranks - winning the FA Youth Cup in 2019 - before making his first-team debut in the League Cup against Aston Villa in December 2019. He also featured in the FA Cup win over Shrewsbury Town two months later and the Champions League draw at FC Midtjylland in December 2020.
Clarkson then spent the first half of the 2021/22 season on loan at hometown club Blackburn Rovers in the Championship, making seven appearances.
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