Jude Bellingham received further demands to join Liverpool from Reds supporters after he posted a message to Jordan Henderson on social media.
Jurgen Klopp’s side enjoyed a comfortable 5-1 win against Porto at the Estadio do Dragao on Tuesday night, putting Liverpool top of their Champions League group.
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Bellingham had also been in action for Borussia Dortmund against Sporting Lisbon. The 18-year-old provided the assist for Donyell Malen to score the game’s only goal, putting the German side level with Ajax on six points
Henderson captained the Reds on his landmark 400th appearance for the Reds and Bellingham took the time to praise his England team-mate.
Writing “congrats mate” underneath the Liverpool skipper’s post, this is the latest example of the respect that has formed between the pair while on international duty.
With reports having suggested that Bellingham could be an £80m target for Liverpool , Henderson admitted earlier this month that he had been hugely impressed by the Dortmund man.
"Even at such a young age he shows fantastic maturity on and off the field. You can see how hungry he is to be a top player and has all the attributes to do that,” the 31-year-old said , after Bellingham had made his first Wembley start for England.
“I don't want to praise him too much and put too much pressure on him but he has a very good head on his shoulders, I'm told he has good people around him and a good family, and you can see that is an important part of him. I think he will be a top player going forward."
Henderson had previously shown a touch of class when Bellingham was handed his first international start in a pre-tournament friendly in June.
Having been ruled out of the game through injury, Henderson handed the young midfielder the number eight shirt for the game against Austria, despite that being his own squad number for Euro 2020.
The gesture meant a lot to Bellingham, who shared his feelings in a post-match interview: "It was a dream come true, especially to get it from Hendo, who has been such a big part of the team.
"I'm very thankful to him and the team for making it an enjoyable one, and we got the win. I loved every minute of it. It was obviously a dream come true to start for England. Hopefully many more to come."
