Liverpool target PRODIGY tipped as Barcelona’s next SUPERSTAR | OneFootball

Despite their own excellent youth development projects, Liverpool are always looking to add young talent to their squad.

Trey Nyoni, Rio Ngumoha and Ben Doak are all exciting young prospects who are hoping they can eventually make a name for themselves in Red.

And despite the level of attacking talent on display, Liverpool’s squad could look very different even by the start of next season.

There is a chance that Mo Salah doesn’t renew his contract, leaving a gap on the right-hand side of attack, whilst neither Luis Diaz nor Cody Gakpo have been specifically prolific beyond the first few games of the season.

As a result, a report by Super Deporte that Liverpool are interested in Valladolid’s 21-year old left-winger Raul Moro should excite every single fan.

Moro was once a part of Barcelona’s famed La Masia academy and was, at one point, thought of as the next big thing coming from the long lineage of Barcelona’s youth products.

He joined them from Espanyol’s youth side before moving on to Lazio, where he made his professional debut at the age of 17. Since then he embarked on various loans in Italy and Spain before settling at Valladolid this season.

"He can make the difference," his agent Junior Minguella told La Lazio Siamo Noi, "That's shown by the fact that at Barcelona they compared him to [Lionel] Messi.

"Of course, it’s an exaggeration, but it lets you understand the kind of player he is."

Moro is a traditional winger that isn’t seen too often today anymore, possessing serious speed and dribbling ability. In many ways, Luis Diaz would be the perfect player he could shadow and learn from.

Could Moro replace Salah?

Despite his potential, the report claims that he could be available for as little as €4m. At that price it would be ridiculous for Liverpool not to seriously consider him as backup development option at the bare minimum.

He does primarily operate off the left wing yet, still being young, a switch to the right could be possible if Arne Slot is able to work the same magic he has been able to with Ryan Gravenberch and Ibrahima Konate, amongst others.

Moro currently holds three goals and an assist in 14 La Liga games this season. Yet his expected assisted goals currently sits at 3, indicating some poor finishing by the players he is setting up.

He is also averaging 4.04 shot creating actions per-90 and is attempting 4.91 take ons a game too.

He paints the picture of a tricky winger that Liverpool could really take advantage of.