19-year old Nigerian striker Moses Simon is being linked with a move to Anfield acoording to the Daily Express.
Liverpool are 'desperate' to sign Simon, who plays for Jupiler Pro League side Gent. The Reds are hoping to beat Tottenham Hotspur to the youngster's signature.
The player who spent his formative years in the Slovakian league with AS Trencin notched 17 goals/10 assists in 38 appearances while at Trencin.
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This season alone he has 6 goals/4 assists in 9 league games for Gent (13 goals/assists in 13 games in all competitions, including one hat-trick)Gent are unbeaten in the league with Moses in the team (7 wins/2 draws) and he has career total: 38 goals/assists in 52 apps (Goal/Assist every 1.3 games)
In a recent interview, Gent Technical Director Michel Louwagie outlined Moses's main strengths:
"Moses Simon is an excellent player; very lively and powerful. He has everything. He is versatile, and an effective goalscorer, but he's also a team-player".
Louwagie also slapped a ridiculously inflated €20m price tag on the youngster. Explaining that decision, he told Belgian newspaper
Dubbed the 'Nigerian Cristiano Ronaldo', the player could feature for Nigeria at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in New-Zealand.
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