Liverpool could hand former icon transfer blow after 'moving ahead' in £12m race

Liverpool could hand former icon transfer blow after 'moving ahead' in £12m race

Liverpool are reportedly interested in 17-year-old prospect Andrija Maksimovic

Liverpool could hand a transfer blow to former midfielder Nuri Sahin, who now manages Borussia Dortmund. (Image: Photo by Max Ellerbrake - firo sportphoto/Getty Images )

Liverpool are reportedly in the race to sign 'the next big jewel' in football as they target 17-year-old Andrija Maksimovic. Reports in Germany suggest that the Reds are ahead of Borussia Dortmund in the race to attract the Red Star Belgrade talent.

The attacking midfielder has already earned a senior international cap for Serbia and has made seven appearances for the Serbian giants after making his debut in September. Initially, Sky Sports in Germany reported that Manchester City, Juventus and Liverpool were among those courting the playmaker.

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Maksimovic signed an extension in the summer, and there is a suggestion that Red Star could demand a fee in the region of at least €15million (£12m).

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Falk has named Dortmund as one of the clubs in the hunt. The Bundesliga giants are managed by former Liverpool midfielder Nuri Sahin, after the 36-year-old replaced Edin Terzic following their Champions League final heartbreak at Wembley in May.

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Should chiefs at Anfield be looking to land the 17-year-old, it will be a blow for Sahin following Dortmund's rich history of developing youngsters across Europe.

The German reporter claimed: "Dortmund see Andrija Maksimovic, 17, as one of the next big jewels in football – like they saw in Jamie Gittens for instance.

"But it’s not so concrete at the moment that they’re planning on buying him. Liverpool and other clubs who are interested are perhaps closer. In Dortmund, they are discussing the name, but it’s not so hot at the moment, so not the next one they’re going to buy.

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"We’ll see how close the English clubs will get to this deal, but Dortmund are not at the starting line at the moment."

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