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LeBron James could help Liverpool land Serie A star Barella

Liverpool could use their links to LeBron James and put themselves in pole position to land Cagliari midfielder Nicolo Barella.

The Reds have been linked with the highly-rated 21-year-old after seeing him emerge as an exciting young talent in Serie A.

Barella is already an established senior star and Italy Under-21 international, with the 2017-18 campaign seeing him scale new heights as he made 35 appearances across all competitions and netted six goals.

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Those efforts have brought him to the attention of leading clubs across Europe, with Tottenham reported to be other suitors in England while AC Milan would happily raid a domestic rival for a player of such promise.