Report: Liverpool facing competition from Man City for Italian starlet

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Liverpool are apparently interested in signing Inter Milan starlet Sebastiano Esposito (The Express).

Reds representatives scouted the youngster at the European U17s Championships, where he impressed.

Esposito scored four goals at the tournament and helped Italy to reach the final in Dublin against the Netherlands who won on penalties.

The Anfield club are now weighing up a move for the talented teenager, who was also tracked at the tournament by Premier League rivals Manchester City.

The Citizens also liked what they saw and could be set to continue their brilliant battle with Liverpool into the transfer window.

TBR’s view

Esposito is viewed as one of the brightest prospects in Italian football and Inter apparently believe he has a huge future at San Siro.

That said, the starlet only has a contract until 2021 and could well be picked up on the cheap further down the line, providing he doesn’t agree to an extension.

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has stated that there won’t be any huge spending at Anfield this summer, but perhaps unearthing a potential gem isn’t out of the question.

Esposito is yet to appear for the Inter first-team in Serie A, but he was handed his debut by Luciano Spalletti against Eintracht Frankfurt in the Europa League.