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Europe\u2019s biggest clubs are joining the queue for Socceroos rising star Lucas Herrington with Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea and Bayern Munich reportedly showing interest in the 18-year-old centre back.<\/p>\n
Herrington started in Australia\u2019s draw with Paraguay before playing the full 120 minutes and missing a penalty in the Round of 32 loss to Egypt at the World Cup.<\/p>\n
\ufeffUFC 329: McGregor v Holloway 2 | SUN 12 JULY 11AM AEST | Conor McGregor is back. The Irish superstar takes on the always dangerous Max Holloway in a rematch 13 years in the making. | Order Now with Main Event on Kayo Sports.<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n The teenager drew praise for his courage to step up and take a penalty in the shootout, and also for his impressive post-match interview with SBS where the Queenslander said he will \u201cmove on\u201d from the \u201cspeed bump\u201d that was missing his penalty.<\/p>\n Before the World Cup began, the Brisbane Roar product had already caught the eye of some of the biggest clubs in the world.<\/p>\n Barcelona reportedly had an offer of \u20ac5 million rejected by Herrington\u2019s current club, MLS outfit Colorado Rapids.<\/p>\n While Liverpool and Napoli have also kept tabs on with the Reds sending scouts to watch him play in the US.<\/p>\n Now, many of their Champions League rivals have stood up and took notice of the teenager who only left the Roar in January.<\/p>\n TEAMtalk.com\u2019s Graeme Bailey reported that Herrington \u201chas become one of the hottest properties of the summer transfer window\u201d.<\/p>\n Bailey said that Barcelona remains very interested in the young Australian, but the La Liga champions face competition from a whopping 14 others clubs in Europe\u2019s top leagues.<\/p>\n Bayern Munich, RB Leipzig, Monaco, Lille, Atalanta, Union Saint-Gilloise and Ajax are all reportedly showing interest in Herrington on the continent\u2019s mainland.<\/p>\n While the \u201cstrongest interest\u201d comes from across the English Channel, Premier League clubs Liverpool, Manchester City, Chelsea, Everton, Manchester United, Aston Villa and Newcastle United have all had their scouts track Herrington and have \u201cheld discussions\u201d on potentially acquiring him.<\/p>\n READ MORE<\/b><\/p>\n 20<\/i>30 WC squad predicted \u2014 Teen freak \u2018Roos can pinch from Poms… and other loyalty fights that loom<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n \ufeffMaking sense of the World Cup\u2019s biggest conspiracy… and why it simply won\u2019t go away<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n