Liverpool risk missing out on Uruguay whizkid Joaquin Ardaiz.

Kop scouts have watched the striker, 17, emerge at Danubio but he is edging towards a move to continental Europe, says The Sun.

Ardaiz is a big Liverpool fan after seeing their TV games in Uruguay but is after starts at a smaller club, despite interest from Barcelona and Atletico Madrid.

“I like Chelsea and Liverpool. I love the Premier League and want to play here," he said last summer.

“People have said I have similar characteristics to Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

“I've been working very hard on the physical side of my game to get to England."