Manchester United and Liverpool have been closely linked with a move for Benfica attacking midfielder Anderson Talisca in the Portuguese media.
United boss Jose Mourinho reportedly placed a ‘reserve’ on Talisca and is willing to shell out £35.5m (€40m) according to A Bola.
O Jogo meanwhile claimed that Liverpool have rekindled interest in the Brazil international.
Reports in the Turkish press now claim the Reds are scouting the 23-year-old.
The Fanatik newspaper meanwhile claims that Roma have struck an agreement with Benfica over Talisca.
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Per the source, Besiktas have the option to sign the powerful midfielder on a €21 million move before the end of the season.
Talisca is into his second season on loan at Besiktas and the reigning Super Lig champions have a clause in the contract giving them a cut-price buyout option.
Should Besiktas not exercise their option to sign Talisca on a permanent deal, Roma have an agreement in place to take him of Benfica’s hands.
The Italian giants have been keeping close tabs on developments in the Turkish league after signing Cengiz Under from Basaksehir on a bargain.
Talisca has scored 16 times and provided four assists in all competitions this season.
The Besiktas ace netted four times in the Champions League group stage helping his side top Group G.
The 1.91m tall star could make his official Brazil debut tonight against Germany after being called up by Tite.
