Steven Gerrard has given his seal of approval to Liverpool in their pursuit of Inter star Nicolo Barella by lauding his performance against Jude Bellingham.
Barella, 26, was in action again on Wednesday as he helped Inter dominate arch rivals AC Milan in their Champions League semi-final clash, with his team coming out worthy 2-0 winners in a one-sided first leg. Former Premier League stars Edin Dzeko and Henrikh Mkhitaryan each scored inside the opening 11 minutes for Inter to give Simone Inzaghi 's men a commanding lead going into the second leg.
In midfield, Barella was the engine and produced another impressive display worthy of his reported €70million (£62m) price tag. Liverpool have long been linked with the Italy international and since abandoning their pursuit of Bellingham, the Reds' focus has been on finding an alternative midfielder to kickstart Jurgen Klopp 's rebuild.
