Liverpool are wrapping up a deal for Ghanaian whizkid Fatawu Issahaku, individual journalists are reporting.
Liverpool plan to sign Issahaku from local outfit Steadfast FC before sending him on-loan to Sporting CP.
The Reds are believed to be among those favourites to sign the 17-year-old amid suggestion a £1.5million deal has been agreed.
On Sunday night African football journalist Saddick Adams claimed the Reds had moved quickly to wrap up the signing of Issahaku on a five-year deal.
And this week James Nalton has confirmed that Liverpool are set to finalise the signing Issahaku and he claims they play to loan him out immediately to Sporting.
The idea behind the move is that the youngster should be able to secure a UK work permit once he has played regularly in Portugal.
Issahaku was named the Player of the Tournament at the U20 Africa Cup of Nations with Ghana.
The player has also recently signed a sponsorship deal with Nike.
