Brazil's Vasco da Gama forward Talles Magno Bacelar controls the ball during their Copa Sudamericana football match at Ramon Aguilera Costas stadium, in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, on Feb 19, 2020. (AIZAR RALDES / AFP)

RIO DE JANEIRO - Sevilla, Bayer Leverkusen, and Lazio are among the frontrunners to sign Vasco de Gama forward Talles Magno, according to media reports in the South American country.

The 17-year-old is tied to the Rio de Janeiro club until June 2021 and has a 25 million-euro buyout clause (US$27 million) in his contract, the Globo Esporte news portal reported on Wednesday.

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Magno has made 22 first-team appearances and scored two goals for Vasco since being promoted from the club's youth academy last year.

He has been capped 10 times for Brazil's under-17 team and scored five goals.

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Brazilian media previously reported that the Rio-born teenager had attracted the interest of Liverpool, Juventus, Roma and Benfica.