Neyser Villarreal catches Liverpool's attention

The South American Under 20 Championship ends this Sunday, February 16, after having been a showcase for promising young players from the continent. On the Colombian side, the name of Néyser Villarreal stands out, and with good reason. With 7 goals in 8 games and two assists, the 19-year-old from Tumaco leads the list of scorers in the tournament.

Villarreal has had a great performance and a talent to exploit in the future, which has led to attracting the attention of various clubs. Precisely, according to the English media 'Rousing The Kop', the 'Tricolor' striker impressed Liverpool FC scouts who are in Venezuela exploring emerging talents.

The English outlet added that the young Millonarios attacker was not initially on a possible preliminary list of players to be watched by Liverpool: “The Reds have been more interested in watching emerging talents from Argentina and Ecuador in particular. Among them, Argentines Subiabre and Agustín Ruberto.”

“The Reds are not the only ones interested in the young striker, with his goalscoring exploits attracting plenty of other suitors,” Rousing The Kop concluded in its scoop.

Although there is no concrete offer from Liverpool for Villarreal to keep company with his compatriot Luis Díaz, there is a high possibility that Villarreal will soon take a qualitative leap in his promising career as a footballer, in which he has also been seen as a winger on both wings.

For the moment, the Tumaco striker is concentrating on the game against Uruguay with the hope of winning the championship's Golden Boot . He currently has one goal ahead of the Argentine Claudio Echeverri and two ahead of the Chilean Juan Rossel.