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Liverpool hand trial to young South American defender
LIVERPOOL have handed a trial to Ecuadorian youngster Josue Mauricio Quinonez, according to the teenager’s club.
Liverpool have handed a trail to Josue Mauricio Quinonez
The 16-year-old currently plays for Ecuadorian side Independiente del Valle, while he is also a member of Ecuador's Under-16 national side.
And according to Quinonez’s club, he has now been handed a trial by Liverpool.
Independiente Valle posted an image on their official Twitter account which showed Liverpool's request to take the teenager on trial.
The defender will now join Liverpool's Under-21 pre-season training camp in Germany.
Mauri Rumbo a Alemania por invitación del Club Liverpool de Inglaterra #YoSoyIDV pic.twitter.com/iBWLYpO9Cm
— Independiente Valle (@IDV_EC) July 11, 2016
He will spend 12 days training with the Premier League side while the club's coaching staff watch him closely.
The teenager will be out to impress during his trial in the hope he can earn a permanent contract at Anfield.