Jores Okore has caught the eye of Liverpool scouts as well as those from a number of top English and European clubs. Skysports reports the 19-year-old central defender plays for Danish club FC Nordsjaelland, and is considering a move to one of the interested teams.
Nordsjaelland is aware of the unusual number of scouts in attendance at its games. Club officials say Okore can be had for the right price.
“There is on-going interest in several players, and it is no wonder that Jores is one of those players,” Norsjaelland sports director Jan Laursen reportedly told Tipsbladet. “There are undoubtedly many very strong clubs that follow him. We have a principle that we always look at the offers that might come. We want to help our players on.”
Okore has only been a first-team regular since April, but his inclusion in the Nordsjaelland team has helped it progress to some of the highest heights in club history. It won the 2010-11 Danish Cup in May, and is second in the league after 18 games this season.
Okore has caught the attention of Premier League clubs LFC, Manchester United and City, Newcastle and Tottenham. German clubs Borussia Dortmund and Wolfsburg, as well as Ukranian duo Dynamo Kiev and Shakhtar Donetsk are also watching Okore, according to the report.
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