Liverpool are set to make significant overtures in the transfer market this week as Jurgen Klopp hopes to capitalise on an encouraging start to the season.
A club-record deal for Red Bull Leipzig midfielder Naby Keita went through on Monday, although the Guinea international will not make the switch to Merseyside until next summer.
Fenway Sports Group will turn their attentions back to Virgil van Dijk in the quest for defensive reinforcement and are hoping to hijack Arsenal's interest in Monaco's Thomas Lemar.
It means Jurgen Klopp's possible starting XI could well be tantalising by the time they travel to Manchester City on September 9 - even if Philippe Coutinho eventually departs.