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Liverpool slap £9m price-tag on rising defender as Portuguese giants keen on move

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By Saiyed Adeem Karim

Liverpool FC transfer news: Liverpool want £9m for young defender Rafa Camacho

Liverpool want £9m for 18-year-old Portuguese defender Rafa Camacho, according to A Bola (h/t Liverpool Echo).

The right-back played a couple of senior games for the Reds this season as he started in our FA Cup defeat at the hands of Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Camacho then made an important tackle in the 4-3 win over Crystal Palace at Anfield after coming on as a sub.

The 18-year-old has garnered interest from Sporting Lisbon, according to the report, and the Portuguese giants are willing to spend £5m for Camacho’s services.

The report further claims that Camacho is out of contract at the end of next season and Liverpool rate the youngster highly.

Camacho left Sporting to join Manchester City in 2013 before penning a four-year deal with Liverpool in 2016 (h/t Sky Sports).

Tremendous competition for places at Liverpool

Sky Sports had earlier reported that contract talks between the club and player stalled, with several top European clubs interested in the 18-year-old.

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Joe Gomez (L) and Trent Alexander-Arnold celebrate

Liverpool have immense competition in the defence and the return of Joe Gomez to fitness is another boost for the Reds. Trent Alexander-Arnold is our first-choice right-back while James Milner and Gomez can play in that position.

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Ki-Jana Hoever is another youngster highly rated at Anfield, and the Dutch starlet also played in FA Cup loss to Wolves earlier in the season.