SWINDON Town are said to have enquired about Liverpool talent Jake Cain, according to reports.

The Liverpool Echo reported that Scott Lindsey's men are interested in taking the versatile midfielder on loan for the duration of the 2022-23 campaign.

Crewe Alexandra are another club interested in Cain, while a variety of EFL clubs have made tentative approaches so far.

The 20-year-old spent last season on loan at Newport County and played 28 times, assisting two goals but without scoring.

Cain came on as a substitute during both games against Swindon, playing 10 minutes of the 2-1 victory for Town at Rodney Parade and 21 minutes at the end of County's 1-0 win at the County Ground.

After a successful spell with Newport, the 20-year-old returned to Anfield in the summer and was hoping to book a spot on the Reds' pre-season tour to the Far East, but Jurgen Klopp overlooked the midfielder in favour of fellow youngsters Bobby Clark, Stefan Bajcetic, Tyler Morton, Leighton Clarkson, Isaac Mabaya, Luke Chambers, and Melkamu Frauendorf.

Speaking to Goal recently, Cain stated he was "disappointed" not to be given an opportunity to impress Klopp and is desperate to experience another loan in the EFL this term.

Cain said: “I’m ready for another challenge. I need to go on loan again, I need men’s football, and I feel now that I’ll be ready to hit the ground running when the opportunity comes. I know that I’m ready.

"“I can’t lie, I was disappointed (about being left out). I thought I had a good loan, I did what was asked of me, and I thought I could come back and show the first team what I can do.

“They (Liverpool) are the best team in Europe, so I know it’s going to be very difficult to push for a place in the team, but I thought I might have been able to go on the tour, show what I can do and see what the first-team coaches said. So, yeah, it was disappointing.”

Inside Liverpool’s academy, Cain is known as a hard-running, hard-pressing number eight with excellent set-piece delivery and an eye for goal.

The former FA Youth Cup winner sees himself as more of an attacking midfielder than a holding player, but he hopes his versatility will enable him to flourish.

He said: “I think my best position is as a No.10, playing behind the striker, getting creative, playing through balls. I think my weight of pass is good, I can get a shot off, I can score goals, I’m a set-piece taker.

“But I like to think I’ve got a good engine as well, if I need to be a box-to-box midfielder. I can get up and down, I can press, attack, defend. I feel I’ve got a lot in my locker.