Liverpool eyeing Sporting midfielder Pedro Goncalves

Reports stemming from Portugal have credited Premier League outfit Liverpool with an interest in Sporting winger, Pedro Goncalves.

Who is Pedro Goncalves?

The 22-year-old joined Sporting in the summer of 2020, following spells with Wolves and FC Famalicao.

During his time in England, Goncalves managed just one appearance for Wolves’ senior side.

However, after finding his feet at Famalicao, he has since gone on to seriously impress at Sporting.

In 36 outings for the Verde e Brancos this season, Goncalves has managed to net 20 goals, as well as providing five assists.

For a more in-depth look at Goncalves, check out the player profile 101 constructed here.

Liverpool linked with Pedro Goncalves

It was previously reported that Manchester United were looking at Goncalves.

Mike McGrath’s transfer notebook: Manchester United eye Sporting Lisbon’s Pedro Goncalves | @mcgrathmike https://t.co/zHsbaDIuni

— Telegraph Football (@TeleFootball) March 16, 2021

Now though, as mentioned above, it appears another Premier League side are eyeing the Sporting star.

And that team, according to Goal, citing Portuguese outlet Record, is Liverpool.

Little information is given by goal, who simply write:

Liverpool are, according to Record, looking into a possible deal for Sporting midfielder Pedro Goncalves.

But, though Pedro looks to be a top talent, do Liverpool need to be targeting him?

Jurgen Klopp does not currently really use attack-minded midfielders in his system.

And though Pedro can play on the right-wing as well, he is naturally a CAM and looks to play his best football there. The youngster would also, of course, have to compete with Mohamed Salah if he was brought in as a winger by Liverpool.

So, given there does not appear to be a natural way for him to fit into Liverpool’s system, perhaps the Reds should turn their attentions elsewhere this summer.

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Premier League table

#	Team	MP	D	P
1	Manchester City FC	36	47	83
2	Manchester United FC	36	28	70
3	Leicester City FC	36	21	66
4	Chelsea FC	36	22	64
5	Liverpool FC	36	21	63
6	Tottenham Hotspur FC	36	22	59
7	West Ham United FC	36	10	59
8	Everton FC	36	3	56
9	Arsenal FC	36	12	55
10	Leeds United	36	4	53
11	Aston Villa FC	36	7	49
12	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	36	-14	45
13	Crystal Palace FC	36	-21	44
14	Southampton FC	36	-16	43
15	Burnley FC	36	-18	39
16	Newcastle United FC	36	-19	39
17	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	36	-5	38
18	Fulham FC	36	-24	27
19	West Bromwich Albion	36	-37	26
20	Sheffield United FC	36	-43	20

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Player	Team	Goals
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur FC	22
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	22
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United FC	17
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur FC	17
Bamford, Patrick	Leeds United	16
Calvert-Lewin, Dominic	Everton FC	16
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester City FC	13
Watkins, Ollie	Aston Villa FC	13
Gundogan, Ilkay	Manchester City FC	13
Lacazette, Alexandre	Arsenal FC	13
Wilson, Callum	Newcastle United FC	12
Ings, Danny	Southampton FC	12
Wood, Chris	Burnley FC	12
Iheanacho, Kelechi	Leicester City FC	12
Rashford, Marcus	Manchester United FC	11
Zaha, Wilfried	Crystal Palace FC	11
Pereira, Matheus	West Bromwich Albion	10
Sterling, Raheem	Manchester City FC	10
Cavani, Edinson	Manchester United FC	10
Aubameyang, Pierre-Emerick	Arsenal FC	10

Player	Team	Red Cards	Yellow Cards
Maguire, Harry	Manchester United FC	0	11
McGinn, John	Aston Villa FC	0	10
Gallagher, Conor	West Bromwich Albion	0	10
Milivojevic, Luka	Crystal Palace FC	1	8
Lundstram, John	Sheffield United FC	1	8
Phillips, Kalvin	Leeds United	0	9
Luiz, Douglas	Aston Villa FC	0	8
Bissouma, Yves	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	1	8
Soucek, Tomas	West Ham United FC	1	7
Hojbjerg, Pierre	Tottenham Hotspur FC	0	8
Shaw, Luke	Manchester United FC	0	8
Xhaka, Granit	Arsenal FC	1	7
Bellerin, Hector	Arsenal FC	0	8
Andersen, Joachim	Fulham FC	1	7
Egan, John	Sheffield United FC	1	7
Holgate, Mason	Everton FC	0	8
Hayden, Isaac	Newcastle United FC	0	8
Dallas, Stuart	Leeds United	0	7
McGoldrick, David	Sheffield United FC	0	7
Reid, Bobby	Fulham FC	0	7

Player	Team	Assists
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur FC	13
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United FC	12
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur FC	10
Grealish, Jack	Aston Villa FC	10
De Bruyne, Kevin	Manchester City FC	10
Rashford, Marcus	Manchester United FC	9
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester City FC	8
Harrison, Jack	Leeds United	8
Werner, Timo	Chelsea FC	8
Raphinha	Leeds United	8
Gross, Pascal	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	8
Pereira, Matheus	West Bromwich Albion	7
Mane, Sadio	Liverpool FC	7
Ward-Prowse, James	Southampton FC	7
Eze, Eberechi	Crystal Palace FC	7
Alexander-Arnold, Trent	Liverpool FC	7
Cresswell, Aaron	West Ham United FC	7
Digne, Lucas	Everton FC	7
Bamford, Patrick	Leeds United	6
Sterling, Raheem	Manchester City FC	6

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