Benfica wonderkid Tomás Tavares is featured in a long interview with Portuguese newspaper A Bola this week.
The 18-year-old is having an impressive start to his professional career, getting regular matches at right-back at such a young age.
Tavares spoke to A Bola about several objects, and it turns out he’s given a special mention to a Liverpool player in one of his answers.
A Bola asked him if he has any idols, and instead of giving usual answers like Cristiano Ronaldo or Bernardo Silva, he’d rather pick a player in his own position.
“Idol? Maybe Liverpool’s Alexander-Arnold. I identify a little with him, with his game. He is also young, but he’s a very good player and at his age has many achievements already,” Tomás Tavares told A Bola.
However, considering that everyone watches English football, it makes sense to see a youngster looking up to a player of his position who features for a big English club and who has just won the Champions League.