Liverpool interested in Ghanaian teenage starlet

Liverpool interested in teenage starlet

Liverpool have stepped up their pursuit of young Ghanaian defender Daniel Amartey, according to reports.
The 18-year-old, who can play as a centre midfielder as well as a centre back, currently plays for Swedish side Djurgarden IF and is attracting interest from numerous European clubs after a number of dominating displays in the Allsvenskan so far this season.
Despite Reds manager Brendan Rodgers signing a number of defenders in the summer, including Mamadou Sakho, veteran Kolo Toure and former Sporting Lisbon youngster Thiago Ilori, he has been impressed by the young African’s form, according to the Daily Star.
Promising
Amartey is rated extremely highly at his current club, so much so that Djurgarden’s chief scout Kaled El-Ahmad claimed that, as reported by the newspaper: “It had been misconduct by the big leagues not to follow him.”
The Ghanaian under-20 international’s agent, Patrick Dark, confirmed that a number of top clubs were looking at him, but refused to comment on whether Liverpool were one of those teams.
Amartey has many qualities to his game; however, he isn’t a goalscoring defender, with just one goal in his 27 appearances in Sweden.
This lack of goals may be down to his height – at less than six feet, he is not the tallest of centre backs, so doesn’t pose a huge threat from set pieces.
Shaky
Even though the Anfield side added at the back over the summer, they have been far from solid in defence, conceding 11 goals in as many games in all competitions, keeping just four clean sheets.
This may be a cause for concern for Rodgers, and could be the reason behind his interest in Amartey.
The Ghanaian would give the Welshman another option in defence, and his potential suggests that he could grow to be an Anfield legend in the future.