DE JANEIRO, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) -- Liverpool and Napoli are among several European clubs interested in signing teenage Brazilian midfielder Thiago Maia, according to media reports.
The 19-year-old, who is contracted to Brazilian outfit Santos until June 2019, is also being sought Monaco, Schalke and Zenit Saint-Petersburg, Sambafoot reported.
Maia said he would decide his future upon returning from vacation on January 11.
"Santos and my representatives will decide if it's time for a transfer," the defensive midfielder was quoted as saying.
Maia has made 91 first-team appearances for Santos since his debut in 2014. He has represented his country at under 17, under 20 and under 23 level, and was a part of the Brazil team that won the gold medal at the Rio Olympics in August.
KUNDUZ http://www.cheapairmaxshoes-wholesale.com/ , Afghanistan, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Taliban militants have intensified activities since late last month to overrun Kunduz, the strategically important city in northern Afghanistan.
The Taliban had twice briefly captured Kunduz city, capital of the northern Kunduz province located 250 km north of Kabul cheap air max womens , in 2015 and 2016 respectively.
This latest development has again caused concerns among Kunduz residents about the fragile security situation in their homeland.
"It is about one week that the Taliban fighters have taken positions in several parts around the Kunduz city and the status quo has caused concerns among the residents," said resident Rahmatullah.
Expressing concerns over the fragile security situation, the worrying man warned that any negligence by security organs would enable the armed oppositions to storm the besieged city.
Taliban militants, according to locals and officials cheap air max mens , have sped up activities to take control of the roads connecting Kunduz to the neighboring Baghlan province to tighten noose around Kunduz, a key city in the northern region of Afghanistan.
The armed militants established isolated checkpoints in Madrasa and Omarkhil villages a few days ago and frisked the cars entering Kunduz city, locals said.
Expressing concerns over the delicate situation, the head of Kunduz Provincial Council cheap air max online , Amrudin Wali, has warned that continued status quo and government's inability to evict militants from around Kunduz city would further deteriorate the