Nicolo Barella remains hot property as Liverpool watch on this summer and the in-demand Inter Milan player has already delivered a perfect hat-trick when it comes to his first impression at Anfield.
Barella, 26, has been strongly linked with a high-profile move to the Premier League, meanwhile, but will Liverpool win the race for his signature?
amid reports from Italian publication, Gazzetta dello Sport, indicating they are back in pole position for Barella, the box-to-box midfielder has already had a seal of approval from Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher - not to mention Jurgen Klopp.
Steven Gerrard
Gerrard said: "I watched him against England in Naples and he was involved in all parts of the game. He did really well against the England midfield; Jude Bellingham and Declan Rice. He's at a good age, as well, coming into his prime."
Jamie Carragher
Carragher added: "I think he's probably one of the best in Europe playing in that tucked in, right-sided central midfield position. He's box-to-box and gets goals from there.
"We saw how outstanding he was for his national team in winning the European Championships. He's a player who can open things up, he gets in there, but that inside right position now is so important in football and can you make runs from that position? He makes runs ahead of the striker and he's a huge goal threat.
"Any top team needs to have goals from midfield. It'll be really interesting if he actually stays at Inter, but you think one day would he go the Premier League - or maybe one of the Spanish giants - because I certainly think he has the ability to do so."
Klopp
Liverpool manager waxed lyrical when he was pressed on the Inter midfielder when he was unable to play against his team last season
Klopp said: "[The news] That Barella is not able to play is not bad for us.
"He's a really good player. He's a really good player and I like him a lot."
Klopp continued: "He has all the things you want from a midfield player; he's aggressive, he's technical, he can run for ages and all these kinds of things. He's a top-class player."
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