England midfielder Jude Bellingham, 19, is set to hold a transfer meeting with Borussia Dortmund after indicating to Real Madrid that he prefers a move to Spain rather than a Premier League switch. (Mirror)
Liverpool, meanwhile, are still optimistic about signing Bellingham and want to offer him the chance of becoming ‘the new Steven Gerrard’ at Anfield. (Florian Plettenburg, Sky Germany)
Chelsea are stepping up attempts to agree a new contract with England midfielder Mason Mount in the face of the growing prospect of Liverpool trying to buy the 24-year-old this summer. (Guardian)
Liverpool are still in talks with Roberto Firmino over a new short-term contract, and the 31-year-old Brazil forward says he intends to stay at the club. (Fabrizio Romano)
Liverpool will listen to offers this summer for their 31-year-old former Cameroon international centre-back Joel Matip, whose contract at Anfield runs until 2024. (Football Insider)
Liverpool and Aston Villa are reportedly set to ‘test’ Athletic Bilbao’s resolve next summer with bids for their Spain winger Nico Williams, 20, and Spanish midfielder Oihan Sancet, 22. (AS via Teamtalk)
At least this Williams can spell Nico correctly!
Liverpool are among the clubs interested in Everton defender Jarrad Branthwaite, 20, who is on loan at PSV Eindhoven. Manchester United and Roma are also tracking the England Under-20 centre-back. (Mail)
Arsenal, Liverpool and Newcastle are all interested in Ajax’s Mexico midfielder Edson Alvarez, 25. (Caught Offside)
RB Leipzig may look to re-sign midfielder Naby Keita, 27, in the summer after they had a deadline-day bid rejected by Liverpool for the Guinea international. (Bild - subscription required)
Ajax are stepping up their attempts to land Liverpool’s sporting director Julian Ward when he departs his role at Anfield at the end of the season. (Telegraph - subscription required)
Liverpool are keeping close tabs on Birmingham City and England youth international George Hall. Everton and Leeds are also interested in the 18-year-old midfielder. (Football Insider)
Milan are also keen on Liverpool and Guinea midfielder Naby Keita, 27. (Mirror)
Liverpool and Newcastle have held talks over a possible move for Bayer Leverkusen and Germany centre-back Jonathan Tah, 26. (90min)
Manchester United , Arsenal and Liverpool have all held talks with the agent of Barcelona and Spain forward Ansu Fati, 20. (Fabrizio Romano)
Liverpool would accept an offer of around £15m for 31-year-old German-born Cameroon defender Joel Matip. (Football Insider)
Liverpool may be willing to sell ‘superstar’ players, including Egypt forward Mohamed Salah, 30, this summer. (Football Insider)
Liverpool have joined the race to sign Victor Osimhen from Napoli . The 24-year-old Nigeria forward is also wanted by Manchester United . (Fichajes - in Spanish)
Liverpool are pushing to sign England midfielder Mason Mount amid a lack of progress in the 24-year-old’s contract talks with Chelsea . (Mail)
Liverpool have opened preliminary talks over signing Colombia Under-20s defender Kevin Mantilla, 19, from Independiente Santa Fe. (Football Insider)
Liverpool are interested in RB Leipzig and Croatia defender Josko Gvardiol, 21. (Fabrizio Romano)
However, Rice would transform Liverpool’s midfield if he joined the Reds, according to the club’s former midfielder Dietmar Hamann. (Talksport)
Bellingham, meanwhile, has not been put off by Liverpool’s recent poor results and remains an admirer of both the club and Reds boss Jurgen Klopp. (Athletic - subscription required)
Liverpool’s Brazil midfielder Fabinho, 29, could be facing the exit after five years at Anfield as boss Jurgen Klopp looks to refresh his squad in the summer. (Mirror)
Liverpool are interested in signing Bayern Munich and Netherlands midfielder Ryan Gravenberch, 20, to play alongside England and Borussia Dortmund’s Jude Bellingham, 19. (Express)
Liverpool , Newcastle , Tottenham and West Ham are among the Premier League clubs monitoring Mainz and Germany midfielder Anton Stach, 24. (90min)
Liverpool’s pursuit of Borussia Dortmund and England midfielder Jude Bellingham will not be harmed by their struggles this season as Champions League qualification is not a deal-breaker for the 19-year-old. (CaughtOffside)
Inter Milan would want 70-75m euros (£62m-£66m) for 26-year-old Italy midfielder Nicolo Barella, who has been linked with Liverpool. (Calciomercato - in Italian)
Don’t shoot the messenger!!!
Egypt winger Mohamed Salah would be willing to leave Liverpool in the summer if the club fail to qualify for next season’s Champions League. (Fijaches - in Spanish)
Paris St-Germain will face competition from Liverpool for the signature of AC Milan and Portugal forward Rafael Leao, with the Merseyside club ready to include Colombia winger Luis Diaz, 26, in a swap deal for the 23-year-old. (Calciomercato - in Italian)
Liverpool are closely monitoring Chelsea’s talks with France midfielder N’Golo Kante, 31, over an extension to his current deal, which expires this summer. (Football Insider)
Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah’s agent has dismissed speculation the 30-year-old Egypt international could leave the Reds in the summer if they do not qualify for the Champions League. (Goal)
Borussia Dortmund and Naby Keita’s former club RB Leipzig are interested in signing the Guinea midfielder, 28, when his Liverpool contract expires this summer. (Bild - in German)
Alexis Mac Allister’s father and agent was a club guest at a recent Liverpool game as the Reds eye Brighton’s Argentina midfielder, 24, as well as Chelsea’s England forward Mason Mount, 24, and Borussia Dortmund’s England midfielder Jude Bellingham, 19. (Football Transfers)