Liverpool closing in on Samuel Martinez signing amid interest from European rivals

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Liverpool FC NewsTransfer NewsLiverpool FCLiverpool is hopeful of getting a deal done to sign the 17-year-old Colombian starlet Samuel Martinez from the South American club Atletico Nacional, with talks having been heldLiverpool head coach Arne Slot.(Image: Ed Sykes/Sportsphoto/Allstar Via Getty Images)Liverpool is closing in on a transfer deal to sign the 17-year-old Colombian starlet Samuel Martinez from the Atletico Nacional.It is understood that the player would be brought in as a youth signing if the deal is gotten over the line. And, as first reported by the Colombian journalist Pipe Sierra, the Reds are keen on the South American attacking midfielder, who is currently an U17 youth international.Several other clubs around Europe are said to have been keen on a deal for Martinez too, with the likes of Borussia Dortmund supposedly keen.

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