Liverpool eyeing a swoop for attacker from Portuguese giants

Premier League side Liverpool are currently scouting Benfica youngster Nuno Santos, according to reports from the Daily Mail.

Various outlets have reported that English giants Liverpool have sent their scouts to watch over Benfica youngster Nuno Santos in recent 5-1 success over CSKA Moscow in the UEFA Youth Championship.

Liverpool scout were spotted among the crowd in the youth European competition according to numerous sources and they were said to have watched the 18-year-old midfielder, who enjoyed a successful day scoring two goals, with special interest.

Santos is regarded very highly at Benfica and although the young midfielder is yet to make his first-team debut, it looks only a matter of time before he starts turning up for the Portuguese giants on a regular basis.

That said, there is a big chance that Santos might never get to play for Benfica as the interest from Liverpool seem concrete and the English giants are said to be desperate to land the talented midfielder in the foreseeable future.