Liverpool recently sent scouts to watch a "classy" young player break an international record, according to a new report.
Liverpool stars and scouts active on international duty
A host of Liverpool players were in action for their countries over the weekend in the UEFA Nations League, including Diogo Jota, Virgil van Dijk, and Cody Gakpo.
Jota played a key role in Portugal's 5-2 extra-time win against Denmark, setting up Gonçalo Ramos for the final goal of the match, securing a 5-3 aggregate victory and booking Portugal's place in the tournament's semifinals, where they will face Germany in June.
Meanwhile, Van Dijk and Gakpo both featured for the Netherlands in their League A quarter-final second leg against Spain, which ended in a 3-3 draw after extra time (5-5 on aggregate) before they were defeated 5-4 in a penalty shootout.
Also in international action were goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher and Dominik Szoboszlai. Kelleher started in the Republic of Ireland's 2-1 win over Bulgaria in the second leg of their League B/C play-off in Dublin, securing a 4-2 aggregate victory, while Szoboszlai featured for Hungary as they suffered a 3-0 defeat to Turkey in the second leg of their League A/B play-off, resulting in a 6-1 loss on aggregate.
Liverpool send scouts to watch Konstantinos Karetsas
One Liverpool star who had an international break to forget was full-back Andy Robertson, who was run ragged by Greek youngster Konstantinos Karetsas as Scotland slumped to a 3-0 defeat at Hampden Park.
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Karetsas, who is just 17, put in a standout performance on the night, scoring Greece's second goal to become his country's youngest-ever competitive goalscorer. The defeat for Scotland saw them relegated to UEFA Nations League Group B, while Greece earned promotion to Group A.
According to TBR Football chief correspondent Graeme Bailey, Liverpool were one of a number of Premier League clubs who sent representatives to watch Karetsas do a number on both Scotland and Robertson.
Bailey reports that representatives from Newcastle United, Manchester City, Manchester United, Aston Villa, Nottingham Forest and Brighton & Hove Albion were also in the stands to watch the attacking midfielder.
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Karetsas, who plays in Belgium for Racing Genk, also impressed for Greece in the first-leg of their play-off tie against Scotland, which ended in a 1-0 win for Steve Clarke's side.
Speaking about his first-leg display, former Scotland international James McFadden said on BBC Scotland: "I thought he looked really classy, composed, willing to take people on and, when he came on, he was their main outlet. They were just desperate to get the ball to him."
Pat Nevin, another former Scotland star, meanwhile, said: "Chatting to Steve Clarke afterwards, he agreed the young lad is pretty special and somebody that needs to be kept a really close eye on."