Liverpool is to explore the possibility of tapping into Uruguay's emerging talent, with two internationals from the South American nation now on their books.
The Reds snapped up promising defender Sebastian Coates during the summer transfer window and he will link up with countryman Luis Suarez at Anfield.
Coates was signed from Nacional, the same club that helped to launch Suarez's career before he went on to make a name for himself at Dutch giants Ajax.
Nacional are the most successful club in Uruguayan football and Liverpool believe a partnership between the two sides could be beneficial to all concerned.
Director of football Damien Comolli is keen to look into the issue and admits discussions have been opened regarding a possible cross-continent understanding.
"I've got to thank the people from Nacional, the directors and their chairman because they have been very helpful," the Frenchman told Liverpool's official website.
"They tried to help the player (Coates) complete his will, which was to come here.
"They tried to find a solution for us to make it happen. We now have strong links with them because both Luis Suarez and Sebastian Coates have come from this club and been developed by their academy.
"We are talking about a partnership with them that we would like to create over the next three, four or five years, to see if there is more talent coming through.
"Maybe we can help them to develop their standards and in turn have the ability to bring those young players here.
"During the Copa America they had 14 players out of the 23 who had at some point played at Nacional or were developed by Nacional. That is a fantastic record for their academy."
Comolli added: "It is very interesting for us
"We already have a strong link with South America through Lucas (Leiva), Maxi (Rodriguez) and Luis.
"Since it's been a success with Luis - and I'm sure it will be for Sebastian - why don't we try to make it an even bigger success by bringing in other players from Nacional?"
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