Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has 'identified £20million Lewis Cook as a potential replacement for Emre Can' this summer.
Can's contract is due to expire at the end of the current season and he is poised to join Italian giant Juventus on a free.
Liverpool scouts have been watching Bournemouth and England midfielder Cook, 21, throughout the season, according to The Sun.
Cook has impressed in Eddie Howe's team as they attempt to keep themselves away from the tight relegation scrap at the bottom of the Premier League.