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Before this season, Koumas had mixed success across his three loans to the second tier.

The forward made 31 starts and scored six goals during his first loan spell at Stoke City for the 2024-25 campaign.

A disappointing stint at Birmingham City followed, before he helped Hull City win promotion to the Premier League in the second half of last season.

“Loans can be hit and miss at times and I’m actually surprised by the amount of game time he’s had at such a young age in the Championship,” Bellamy said.

“It helps with their development. They see it, they smell it. In that period some take off, some don’t, but it’s not going to define your career.

“You’re learning and gaining experience and exposure and Liverpool felt it was right for him to go on loan.

“They decided to keep him for pre-season this year and it’s real example of how to progress a top, young talent.”

Koumas’ next opportunity to impress on the international stage comes this Saturday in Oslo, as Wales take on Norway.

Wales are looking to repeat their win over Stale Solbakken’s side during the last international window to boost their chances of League A survival.

“The thing with Koumy is he hits a lot of the markers,” Bellamy said.

“Intensity and sprint distance through the roof and when you look at a top player he has all the markers for that.

“I like him at nine and I love that intensity. I remember [Carlos] Tevez doing the same for me at Manchester City and players like Koumy inspire you.

“You see him going and you say, ‘I’ve got to go, I’ve got to move as well.’ It’s got to be controlled, but his willingness excites you.”

Faculty vote will continue until next Friday and could send message that school’s president has lost their confidence.

Cornell University has begun a no-confidence vote for the school’s leadership after an alleged gang rape prompted public outcry over sexual assault on college campuses and scrutiny over the university’s handling of the case.

Faculty members started the no-confidence vote on Thursday that is expected to continue until November 6. The initiative is non-binding, but could send a message that president Michael Kotlikoff has lost the confidence of the school’s faculty.

“Hundreds of students, staff, faculty and alumni approached the sponsors of this resolution to emphasize to us that the Jane Doe case is but a tip of the iceberg,” said Paul Ortiz, the lead faculty sponsor of the resolution.

A lawsuit filed last month alleges that a female student, identified as Jane Doe, was drugged and gang raped by seven male students at a fraternity house in 2024.

The case has raised questions about whether the university acted with sufficient urgency or downplayed the alleged abuse in order to protect its reputation. The university initially shut down the fraternity and suspended the male students, two of whom were later expelled.

Faculty considered on Wednesday whether to postpone a vote of no confidence, with some urging patience and others arguing that the vote was a necessary response to institutional reluctance to take the issue seriously.

The Associated Press news agency reported that the debate took place after a group of 20 female science and engineering faculty members called on Kotlikoff to resign in a letter to trustees.

“What our community needed was clear leadership; instead, it faced a leadership vacuum,” the letter stated.

Kotlikoff sought to address the fallout in a statement earlier this month in which he listed a number of preliminary responses.

“I am deeply sorry for the harm Jane Doe suffered in 2024, and appalled that this act of sexual violence occurred within our Cornell community,” he said.

Two of the men accused of taking part in the alleged rape of Jane Doe have asked for New York Attorney General Letitia James to be removed from her role overseeing the renewed criminal probe into the case over social media posts from the attorney general expressing support for the accuser prior to her appointment.

A judge on Thursday appeared sceptical of one of the challenges, which James’ office has said are “without merit”.