Vasco da Gama forward Talles Magno is being targeted by Liverpool, according to multiple reports in the Brazilian media, but he isn’t a player that fans in Europe will have heard much about.

He is an exciting, young player with a great future ahead of him, and the Reds are said to be in prime position to secure a potential deal.

Magno’s performances over the last year or so have courted attention from big European clubs so who is this promising talent?

Press the next page as we go through five things you need to know about the Brazilian teenage sensation.