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Liverpool Handed Boost in Pursuit of Monaco Ace Thomas Lemar Following Coutinho Departure

Liverpool have received some positive news in their search for a replacement for Philippe Coutinho, after Monaco manager Leonardo Jardim hinted that Thomas Lemar could be prised away from the French side in January.

Jardim had claimed last week that Monaco were "not in the habit" of selling during the winter transfer window, but that stance now appears to have changed.

The Liverpool Echo quote Jardim as telling the French press: “We are not used to selling in the winter.

“But the transfer window lasts until the end of the month and many things can happen.