Liverpool were prepared to pay €100 million (£85 million) for Real Madrid midfielder Federico Valverde this summer according to a report from Bernabeu Digital.
Central midfield is certainly an area where Reds boss Jurgen Klopp will be looking to strengthen at Anfield before the transfer window slams shut.
Gini Wijnaldum left to join Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer earlier this summer and he still hasn’t been replaced.
It seems as though Klopp identified a Real Madrid star as the ideal replacement for the Dutchman.