Brazilian midfielder Allan Rodrigues de Souza spotted at Liverpool training

At the beginning of July, there were widespread reports that Liverpool were attempting to sign 18-year-old Brazilian midfielder Allan from Internacional.

See: Internacional have sold Brazilian midfielder Allan to Liverpool for £500,000 [UOL Esporte].

A highly-rated defensive midfielder, Allan did not make a single first team appearance for Internacional but like all Brazilians on the internet, is tipped for stardom.

Liverpool have never officially announced the signing of Allan Rodrigues de Souza but over the past few weeks, the links and transfer rumours surrounding the Brazilian went cold.

On Tuesday, a picture of Allan started doing the rounds on Twitter, from Liverpool training alongside fellow Brazilians Philippe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino.

It now seems very likely that Liverpool have signed Allan and may perhaps be waiting for a work permit to come through to confirm the deal.

Or, since the work permit may not be so simple to procure, Allan is at Liverpool training as the Merseyside giants prepare his loan move away from Anfield to get some valuable playing time.

See the Tweet featuring Allan below, followed by video evidence of the midfielder.