Liverpool are interested in Lyon's hotshot youngster Mohamed Bahlouli, according to France Football.

What's the story?

As if a potential £45m deal with Arsenal for Nabil Fekir wasn't enough to grease the Lyon coffers, the French side may now cash in on the rapid rise of the highly rated 18-year-old.

Lyon's highly successful youth academy has already been frequented by Liverpool scouts eager to make a move for midfielder Houusem Aouar, but the Merseyside club appear now to be more tempted by his teammate.

According to the report, Lyon are concerned about keeping the young midfielder at the club, but they may struggle to dissuade Bahlouli from chasing the Anfield lights.

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Would Lyon's loss be Liverpool's gain?

Liverpool have a fine history of producing midfield talent from their youth academy, and with perhaps their finest graduate of the last 25 years Steven Gerrard now involved with Liverpool's youth setup, no time seems better than the present for the Reds to be nurturing their talent in the middle of the park.

If Bahlouli turns out to be anything like his idol Philippe Coutinho, whose five-year tenure at Anfield ended with him being sold for a record £142m to Barcelona in January, then Liverpool would be crazy not to swoop for him.