Liverpool now see "one of the best" in the world in his role as top target - report

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Liverpool see highly-rated young Benfica right-back Daniel Banjaqui as a top target moving forward, as the Reds look to add more quality in that position. Significant doubts remain over Jeremie Frimpong’s long-term worth for Liverpool, with Gary Neville over him and Milos Kerkez’s worth as full-backs: “I think they’re leaving Andoni Iraola well short.

Liverpool will concede a lot of goals if those two play at full-back in a normal, traditional back four with that midfield.” According to Anfield Watch, Banjaqui is considered one of the “top-right back targets for the future” for Liverpool, but the “minimum amount of money that the Liga Portugal outfit would be looking for to allow him to leave is €50m.” It is claimed that Arsenal “had a €30m bid (€15m upfront and €15m in add-ons)” for the teenager turned down during the summer transfer window, showing that he is a wanted man. Daniel Banjaqui can be a great long-term option for Liverpool Banjaqui wouldn’t be joining Liverpool as an immediate starter, considering he is still only 18, with Araujo a potential permanent signing next summer, and Conor Bradley hopefully returning the same player after a lengthy injury absence.

He made the most of every opportunity he was given.” Right-back is a situation that Liverpool have to sort, both in the short and long-term, and Banjaqui would be proof that the club are planning for the future, having been called “one of the best teenage right-backs in world football” by scout Jacek Kulig. Liverpool could eventually do with a right-back who is offering genuine width and attacking thrust, providing overlapping support for the wingers, and Banjaqui could end up being that player over time.