Liverpool 'still interested' in Sporting Lisbon's Nuno Mendes despite seeing £19m offer turned down
Daily MailLiverpool 'retain an interest' in Sporting Lisbon's Nuno Mendes but the 18-year-old defender is about to become a lot more expensive. Liverpool 'are still interested' in Sporting Lisbon's 18-year-old wonderkid Nuno Mendes Sporting are poised to tie left-back Mendes down to a deal with a £63m buy-out clause According to Portuguese newspapers Record and O Jogo, Liverpool's interest in Mendes is 'concrete' despite them not being in urgent need of a left-back. Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp pictured during his team's 7-0 win at Crystal Palace Andrew Robertson is Liverpool's first-choice left-back but Mendes could be one for the future It is thought Mendes, who is a Portugal Under 21s international, could convert to a central defender in the future. Injuries to first choice centre-halves Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez have stretched their defensive strength this season though Jurgen Klopp's side nonetheless sit top of the Premier League table.