Talented 18-year-old Sporting Lisbon starlet Nuno Mendes has delayed signing a new contract at the club amid interest from Liverpool.

Mendes has impressed this season and was previously linked with Leicester and Newcastle.

The left-back is also a target for the Reds, according to A Bola, who report that he does not want to deter them by increasing his release clause in a new deal, which already stands at £40m.

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