They are Rodgers' primary targets, according to Joe Bernstein of the Mail on Sunday. Apparently, Rodgers has baulked at the fee Aston Villa will demand for Belgian powerhouse Benteke:
Liverpool have turned their attentions to Juventus striker Fernando Llorente after being scared off by the £32.5million asking price for Aston Villa's Christian Benteke.
Llorente and Carlos Bacca of Europa League winners Sevilla are now being carefully explored as better options than Benteke whose buy-out clause at Villa is considered as too expensive by the Anfield hierarchy.
It's tough to fault the logic here, even though Benteke is certainly a talent.