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This article is part of Football FanCast's Transfer Focus series, which provides opinion and analysis on recent transfer news...
Liverpool are monitoring Villarreal's Samuel Chukwueze, according to Goal.
What's the latest?
The Reds are believed to have sent scouts over to Spain to watch the 20-year-old in action, after he caught the eye having become a first-team regular last season.
He has maintained his place in the side at the start of the current campaign, too, and so far the winger has one goal in three La Liga games, adding to the five goals and two assists he got from 26 league matches in 2018/19.
Adrian was the only senior player to arrive at Anfield over the summer, leaving Divock Origi and Xherdan Shaqiri as the club's only experienced back-up options in the forward positions.
That could suggest that Jurgen Klopp is eager to add Chukwueze to the squad, but will first cast an eye over his performances to determine whether he will an effective addition.
Perhaps too early
Whilst the winger has done well to break into Villarreal's side at an early age, his inconsistent performances - as highlighted by his goals and assists record - suggests he is not yet the finished article.
As a result, if he was to join Liverpool in the next transfer window he may struggle to make an impact, and certainly wouldn't trouble players like Mo Salah or Sadio Mane for a first-team place.
If he found game time limited it could affect his development and it would therefore be a risk to bring him in now.
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Instead, the Reds should bide their time, keep tabs on him as they have so far, and if he develops into a more productive and consistent player they could then make a move for him.
Mane, Salah and Roberto Firmino arrived at Anfield when they were aged 24, 25 and 23 respectively, and have begun to hit their best form at the age of 26/27, which suggests the young Nigerian should be granted more time to develop given he is only 20 years of age.
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