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Huddersfield Town head coach Carlos Corberan has hailed Tino Anjorin as one of the "most important young talents in Britain" after taking the Chelsea star on loan for the remainder of the season.

Anjorin spent the first half of the campaign on loan in Russia with Lokomotiv Moscow having been persuaded to join the club in the summer by then-head of football operations Ralf Rangnick.

However, the German's departure in November to take interim charge of Manchester United meant the £17million option Lokomotiv had agreed to sign Anjorin permanently was never going to be taken up and it was decided he should return to English football to continue his development.

As exclusively revealed, Southampton sounded out Anjorin over a permanent move but that interest came too late in the window to get a deal over the line – the Saints are expected to return in the summer for the 20-year-old.

Several clubs in the Championship were keen to take Anjorin, who is in the late stage of his recovery from a broken metatarsal, from Chelsea for the rest of the season.

And it was Huddersfield – who were unsuccessful with a loan approach for Blues youngster Harvey Vale earlier this month – that won the race.

“I believe Tino is one of the most important young talents in Britain," Terriers head coach Carlos Corberan told the club's official website. “He is now in the last part of his recovery from injury, and we expect he can be integrated into our squad during February.

“As soon as he is fully recovered, he will increase the possibilities of our squad. He can play in different attacking positions – as a 10, 11 or 7 – and he has the skills to make a real impact in our attacking play.”

Huddersfield Town’s head of football operations Leigh Bromby