Liverpool reportedly tried to make a last-ditch attempt to sign Real Madrid midfielder Federico Valverde for £86.5million in the final days of the transfer window.
The Reds were desperately looking to add a midfielder with injuries to the likes of Thiago Alcantara, Jordan Henderson, Naby Keita, Fabio Carvalho, Curtis Jones, and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
The Uruguayan has been linked with a move to Anfield numerous times in the past - therefore boss Jurgen Klopp opted to make a move for the Los Blancos star.
Liverpool made a bid of £86.