England and Wales are battling for Liverpool U18 attacker Lewis Koumas.

Koumas is the son of former Wales and Tranmere Rovers midfielder Jason Koumas.

Wales plan to select Koumas for their U19 double-header against Sweden this month. However, the call would not prevent him from representing England, his country of birth, at senior level. Former Wales captain Gareth Bale has tipped Koumas as one to watch.

Reds academy coach Marc Bridge-Wilkinson recently told the Liverpool Echo: It wasn't just me who made the call to play him as an out-and-out number nine.

We spoke about it as staff and it was a discussion we had in pre-season about whether the position would suit him best. He is good at running, he is full of energy and enthusiasm and his running off the ball is really intelligent. He can also finish.

We just thought let's give him a go there and felt it was something he might enjoy, which he certainly is. He was scoring goals, getting chances and ultimately playing consistently well."

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