Liverpool are reportedly involved in a teenage sensation who’s already turned down the advances of 1 big-name Premier League membership.
In line with 90min, the Reds and Arsenal are each monitoring Membership Brugge winger Antonio Nusa, who rejected the chance to signal for Chelsea throughout the summer season after a bid of simply over £25m was submitted by the west Londoners.
The Merseyside membership have scouted the 18-year-old in current weeks, and the Norway worldwide additionally has a plethora of sides from mainland Europe exhibiting an curiosity in him.
The participant instructed TV2 that, if he’s to depart his present employers, it’ll solely be for somebody who he feels can be helpful for his improvement, somewhat than leaping on the first big-money supply which comes his manner.
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Nusa made a reputation for himself within the Champions League this time final yr when netting for Brugge in a 4-0 win at Porto, within the course of changing into the competitors’s second-youngest scorer of all time on the tender age of 17 years and 149 days (UEFA.com).
Regardless of solely turning 18 in April, he’s already surpassed 50 senior appearances at membership stage, whereas he scored one objective and arrange one other on his senior worldwide debut on Thursday as Norway thrashed Jordan 6-0 (Transfermarkt).
Whereas primarily a left winger, he’s able to enjoying wherever throughout the ahead line (Transfermarkt), a high quality which’ll absolutely endear him to potential suitors akin to Liverpool.
Nusa has already received the acclaim of nationwide workforce colleague Martin Odegaard, with the Arsenal captain dubbing him ‘an extremely thrilling participant’ who’s set to ‘get even higher’ (101 Nice Objectives).
Count on Anfield scouts to proceed retaining an in depth watch on a massively precocious expertise who’s already achieved lots at such a younger age and appears more likely to make extra waves in Europe over the following few months.
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