Liverpool and Manchester City are eyeing Atalanta defender Giorgio Scalvini.

La Gazzetta dello Sport says Inter Milan and Bayern Munich are also following the promising 19-year-old.

Scalvini made his debut for Atalanta aged just 17 and is already considered one of the best young Italian defenders, earning a call up to Roberto Mancini's senior side and a debut in June.

And with the teenager's rising profile, he is expected to demand Champions League football - a guarantee Atalanta cannot provide, with a slow start to the season leaving them sixth in Serie A.

Several of the continent's top clubs are circling, with Liverpool said to be alongside several in monitoring the teenager's development. The report adds that any suitors will need to pay upwards of €40million.