Scouts from Liverpool had been keeping an eye on Darwin Núñez and Luis Díaz from their days as football players for their respective Uruguayan and Colombian teams back home in South America. Additionally, Mohamed Salah was desired by Liverpool while he was at Basel, before relocating to Chelsea and, ultimately, Anfield after many years.

The club’s scouts may assess a player’s character as well as their potential by closely monitoring them for years, witnessing their development from teenagers to men, and learning how they handle the difficulties that come with taking on increasingly difficult tasks.

This comprehensive study is what sets Liverpool apart from the other teams in the Premier League and may be a contributing factor to their recruiting success.

Franculino of FC Midtjylland is a player who Liverpool should be keeping an eye on, as the club has a tendency to monitor players early in their careers. The Guinea-Bissau forward, who attended Benfica’s academy, was signed by the Danish team last summer and has been outstanding since coming to Midtjylland.

Franculino has played 829 minutes in 18 games with the team so far, scoring 12 goals and dishing out three assists. This indicates that he has an amazing goalscoring record this season, averaging one goal or an assist per 55 minutes on the field for his club.

He has a clear eye for goal, and there are similarities between him and Sadio Mané in the way he moves past opponents and the way he’s been able to switch from playing wide to frequently playing as a central forward, much like Jürgen Klopp had done with the Senegalese winger in his last few months at the club.

Even though Franculino is only 19 years old, his ability to play a variety of positions among the front three shows that he possesses the kind of skill set that Klopp values and seeks in his players. The majority of his offensive options are versatile enough to play many positions among the front three, which facilitates rotation for the Liverpool manager.

Even though he only joined Midtjylland less than six months ago, there will undoubtedly be many suitors eager to entice him away from the team given his goal-scoring ability. Although it is obvious that moving to Liverpool would be a significant step up at this time, the club’s scouts should keep an eye on Franculino in the upcoming years in case a transfer is possible in the future.