When Saul began knocking on the first team door as an 18-year-old prospect at Atletico Madrid he was picked up on Manchester United's radar and watched regularly. What [Steven] Gerrard was for Liverpool and England, Saul can be for Spain.' Before Atletico Madrid played Liverpool in the Champions League in February 2020 Saul spoke at length to Sportsmail about Jurgen Klopp and his team. With Gerrard long retired the praise from Saul was for another Liverpool midfielder. They have been keeping an eye on Saul for almost a decade - if the Barcelona switch collapses he could finally make the move.

Source: Daily Mail July 19, 2021 20:02 UTC