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Is Ruben Neves becoming the new Mateo Kovacic?

The Portuguese teenager, who captained Porto in the Champions League on Tuesday night, has been linked with a move to Liverpool elsewhere for quite some time.

The Mirror initially reported interest in the ball-playing midfielder, with the Reds said to be lining up a January move for the 18-year-old.

This has led to other links emerging throughout the week.

However, Porto club president Pinto da Costa said: “Ruben has a contract until 2019 and not until 2017, as sometimes I see in reports.

“And we would like to keep him at FC Porto, as a kind of Joao Pinto. That is, he was a symbol and legend of the progress of the club for several generations.

“I never want him to leave Porto. Since I want him to stay for a long time he can be Porto’s greatest captain.”

Elsewhere, it has been reported (via the Guardian's very own rumour mill) that the Reds are keeping tabs on highly rated Ajax winger Anwar El Ghazi.

The 20-year-old is currently the top scorer in the Dutch Eredivisie, having scored eight goals in nine matches, just one behind his league total from last year.

El Ghazi won his first cap for the Netherlands just this month, and he's said to be the next big thing to emerge from Ajax's famed academy.

Atletico Madrid are also said to be interested in the youngster, but Ajax are thought to have no intention of selling him right now as he continues he development in Amsterdam.

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