Liverpool are monitoring the situation surrounding young Fulham star Fabio Carvalho as the Reds look to raid the Cottagers of an exiting talent once again.
Jurgen Klopp's side have previous with those at Craven Cottage after the dealings surrounding Harvey Elliot's switch from west London to Merseyside in the summer in 2019 left a bitter taste in the mouths of those at Fulham.
If Liverpool are to successfully lure Carvalho to Anfield, they will have to overcome any ill-feeling which still exists after netting Elliott for a relatively modest fee.
Liverpool will also need to deal with notorious super agent Jorge Mendes in any dealings to land Carvalho, according to The Sun.
Mendes, whose list of cliental includes Cristiano Ronaldo and Jose Mourinho, is thought to be assisting his brother (who is Carvalho's actual official representative) in finding a potential buyer.
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The Reds are not the only club interested in potentially securing Carvalho's signature, with fellow Premier League outfits West Ham and Leeds both also rumoured to be mulling over parting ways with £5m for his services.
Carvalho has also attracted attention from across the continent with Portuguese titans FC Porto keeping tabs on him, but the Portuguese-theme does not end there.
Those at the top of the Fulham hierarchy will be weighing up whether it would be wiser to cash in on the 19-year-old now or hope for a larger transfer fee in the summer.
Carvalho enjoyed a stellar start to his Championship season this term, bagging three goals in his first four league games before his form was scuppered by a toe injury and contracting Covid-19.
The dispute surrounding Elliot's transfer stems from a rule that states when a player under the age of 24 moves clubs on a free transfer, his former side are owed compensation for their role in his development.
The Cottagers wanted as much as £7m for the talented midfielder, but Liverpool were not willing to muster up such a fee.
As a result, the Professional Football Compensation Committee ruled that Liverpool should pay an initial £1.5m for Elliott in February of last year.
They also included performance-related conditions for up to £2.8m of future payments as well as a 20 per cent sell-on clause.
Elliot has since established himself as one of the most exciting midfield prospects in the Premier League under the guidance of Klopp.
He is currently nursing a lengthy ankle injury after sustaining a gruesome fracture during a trip to Elland Road in this season's 3-1 away victory.
While his return date for competitive action is unclear, Elliot has already returned to first-team training far sooner than originally expected.
