Liverpool want FC Dallas forward Ricardo Pepi

Liverpool are interested in signing FC Dallas forward Ricardo Pepi, according to CBS Sports. It has been reported that Borussia Dortmund, Ajax, Inter Milan and Bayern Munich are also keen on the 18-year-old forward, who has put in a transfer request at FC Dallas.

Pepi is a rising star in Major League Soccer. The 18-year-old has scored 13 goals in 27 Major League Soccer appearances. The teenage forward has also scored three goals and provided two assists in two appearances for the USA national football team..

Italian club Sampdoria have made the first move for Pepi, making a bid of $8 million for the teenager, but FC Dallas have turned it down. The Major League Soccer club are looking for $12m – $15m for the forward.