Brazilian journo claims Liverpool are interested in highly-rated midfielder

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Liverpool are reportedly interested in the signing of Flamengo midfielder Lucas Paqueta, according to a tweet by Andersinho Marques of Premium Sport.

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The 20-year-old looks an intriguing talent who could be well worth investing in for the future, even if he’s not exactly a household name just yet.

Andersinho’s tweet doesn’t go into much further detail than that, so it’s not even clear if we’ll be moving for him any time soon or merely keeping an eye on his progress.

https://twitter.com/Andersinho_ITA/status/1007581604255019008

For the time being, the Brazilian has done pretty well with Flamengo, notching up 68 first-team appearances already and contributing 11 goals from the middle of the park.

Some of his best moments are available on YouTube, and can be seen below if you’re keen to get a look at him yourself.

Klopp certainly seems to like the challenge of working with young players and developing them, and there definitely seems to be some talent worth tapping into here, but let’s see how this story develops…

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