Santos midfielder Thiago Maia has reportedly attracted interest from Liverpool ahead of the January transfer window.
It has previously been claimed that the 19-year-old has already emerged as a target for Manchester United, Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain but it has been suggested that as many as five more teams are keen on the Brazilian.
According to ESPN, Liverpool - as well as Zenit St Petersburg, Schalke 04, AS Monaco and Napoli - want to push through a deal for the player at the start of 2017.
Maia - who has made 60 league appearances for Santos - is yet to represent the Brazilian national side but he was part of the team that won the gold medal at last summer's Olympic Games.
