Liverpool midfielder: My future could lie away from Anfield

LIVERPOOL midfielder Joao Teixeira has revealed that he may be forced to ply his trade away from Anfield next season.

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Joao Teixeira is hoping for a chance to prove himself at Liverpool

The 22-year-old is currently on loan at Championship outfit Brighton, scoring six goals and assisting another three as the club look to avoid relegation to League 1.

The Liverpool Echo claims that Brendan Rodgers will give Teixeira a chance to prove himself during this summer's pre-season campaign, but the Portuguese starlet admits that he is hungry for first-team football and therefore can't rule out the possibility of a Merseyside exit.

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You never know what's going to happen and of course I'd see Brighton as an option

Joao Teixeira

He said: "It's really difficult because Liverpool are a big club with great players, but you dream of playing Premier League football with a club like that.

"I really want that and I'm going to work for it, but you never know what's going to happen and of course I'd see Brighton as an option. I like everything here - I like the city and it's nice living here."

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