Liverpool’s interest in Jeremy Doku has been detailed after the Anderlecht wonderkid scored on his full debut for Belgium.
The 18-year-old forward was handed his first cap by Roberto Martinez on Saturday, coming on as a substitute for the final two minutes of a 2-0 win over Denmark in Copenhagen.
Handed a first start against Iceland in Brussels on Tuesday night, Doku completed a 5-1 rout by netting Belgium’s final goal 11 minutes from the end.
Belgian journalist Kristof Terreur, European Football Correspondent for HLN, commented on Doku’s goal by stating: “ Liverpool tried to sign him 2 years ago.
He quotes Doku as saying: “They invited my parents and me for a stadium tour and a visit to the training ground. Mané talked to me. Klopp showed interest too.”
Adding that the player “decided to stay” (at Anderlecht), Terreur claimed: “Liverpool even added a special Doku clause in the loan deal with Anderlecht for Lazar Markovic.
“Anderlecht’s General Manager Herman Van Holsbeek (said) at the time: ‘We didn’t have a choice. Liverpool told us: you can loan Markovic, but we want to talk to Doku.’”
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