Who is Gabriel Mec? Liverpool transfer target called 'best since Ronaldinho'

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Liverpool has been credited with transfer interest in Gabriel Mec; the teenage wonderkid has represented Brazil at youth level and will soon be eligible to moveGabriel Mec has been linked with a transfer to Liverpool(Image: Jurij Kodrun - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)Liverpool is said to be plotting its next piece of youth recruitment.Gabriel Mec, an exciting teenager from Brazil, has made it onto the transfer radar. But Mec could potentially get the all-clear to come to Anfield, provided the Reds can win the competition for his signature.Gabriel Mec featured for Brazil at the U17 World Cup (Image: Noushad Thekkayil/NurPhoto via Getty Images)That's because the first thing to know about Mec is that he turns 18 in April.

In theory, he will be free to sign for Liverpool next summer.Various other rules and regulations still apply, and Liverpool would need to show that Mec ticks all of the right boxes for a permit. He has been with Gremio since the age of nine, progressing through various youth levels and contributing to titles along the way.As is often the case with Brazilian talent, foreign interest has come before the teenager has even established himself in his club's first team.

He has spoken about wanting to make a name for himself at Gremio first.And that's an ambition supported by his first professional contract, which runs through 2027. And while Liverpool's scouting team would no doubt benefit from seeing how Mec holds his own in the senior Brazilian top flight, it will be wary of more competition and more expense with every successful milestone.From what Liverpool has been able to see so far, it's an undeniably positive picture.