Four years ago, my very first blog for ESPN FC was about Liverpool's proposed move for a young left-back from Benfica who very few outside of Portugal had even heard of. In the end, a deal for the Parguayan Lorenzo Melgarejo never materialised and the Reds instead brought in Aly Cissokho on loan.
This week another young left-back from Portugal claims to have been the subject of Liverpool interest. FC Porto's Rafa Soares says he is flattered by the Merseyside club's attention and spoke of how he's been a fan of the Reds since he was a small boy.