Paul Merson has claimed Liverpool wouldn't hesitate to re-sign Sadio Mane from Bayern Munich if he was made available for transfer.
The Senegalese called time on his Reds career last summer, joining the Bavarians in a £35m after scoring 120 goals in 269 appearances as he won every major honour during his six seasons Anfield. Currently sidelined with a leg injury that saw him miss last year's World Cup in Qatar, the 30-year-old has still scored 11 goals in 23 appearances since moving to Munich.
Yet Liverpool have struggled in the forward's absence and are currently at real risk of failing to qualify for next season's Champions League. Currently ninth in the Premier League table, they sit 10 points off the top four, have already been eliminated prematurely from both domestic cups and face reigning European champions Real Madrid in the round-of-16 later this month.
