The tournament also unearthed talents like Serbia's Marko Grujic who will join up with the Liverpool squad this summer but United are yet to seal for Gabriel.
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"It’s no more than speculation," Simoes added.
"That’s how I understand it, since I was not officially contacted by the club or its representative."