Liverpool are stepping up their efforts to sign Crystal Palace midfielder Cheick Doucoure.
Jurgen Klopp has insisted on a number six to bolster his squad after missing out on Moises Caicedo to Chelsea, with Romeo Lavia set to follow the Ecuadorian to Stamford Bridge.
The Anfield club have had to search for alternative options, with Doucoure likely to be cheaper than both previous targets.
Doucoure’s final price could come in at under £60 million, although Palace are wary of losing too many players this summer.
Liverpool are also looking at Fulham’s Joao Paulinha and Nice’s Khephren Thuram but the 23-year-old Doucoure is seen as a more viable option to do right now.
Klopp is keen to “reload” in the coming weeks as the Reds revamp their squad and starting options.
The German said: “We don’t have to always say ‘Milner would have said that and Henderson would have said that and Firmino would have smiled here.’ We should not do it like that. That makes no sense.
“We have this kind of new start with this Liverpool reloaded, it’s an exciting thing. Everybody was asking for changes, rightly so, because we were together for
a long time.
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