Premier League sides Liverpool and Southampton are reportedly keeping their eyes on Espanyol's teenage midfield sensation Marc Roca with a potential bid in the January transfer window.
The 19-year-old made his senior debut for the La Liga side in the club's second game of the new season, and has maintain his position in the starting XI ever since, with former Watford bossQuique Sanchez Flores a huge fan of his.
As a result of his sudden rise to the senior set-up at such a tender age, the Spanish club are currently looking to renegotiate a new contract with the youngster to increase the player's wages, but more importantly his buy-out clause, which currently stands at £1.35m.
However, even a slight rise in this clause could still be seen as a serious bargain for a young talent for the likes of Southampton and Liverpool, who, according to news outlet Marca, viaSportWitness, are keen to bring the Spanish starlet to the Premier League.
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The Saints are renowned for producing some of Britain's top footballing talents through their academy system through the likes of Gareth Bale, Theo Walcott, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Adam Lallana and Sadio Mane, the latter twonow playing for the Reds, and would be an excellent place for Roca to ply his trade in England.
Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool are also known for giving academy prospects the chance to shine in the first team under the short reign of the German coach, however Roca may want to remain at Espanyol, with Flores looking to give him the chance of guaranteed first team football at such a young age.