£17m wonderkid offer

Liverpool are one of several clubs who have made an offer for Red Star Belgrade prodigy Andrija Maksimovic, his representative has revealed.

The 17-year-old attacking midfielder has scored seven goals in 26 appearances this season and has shone in the Champions League.

Agent Zoran Stojadinovic said: “It’s no secret, there are some [offers]. Liverpool are among them, Aston Villa, Leipzig and Atletico Madrid so all the clubs from the top leagues have shown serious interest.

“And then we get to whether the price is €12million (£10m) or €20m (£16.7m), so they say ‘let’s see if it’s €20m by June’. If the price was €10m (£8.4m) and he could go, Maksimovic would have already been sold.”