It should come as little surprise to see Liverpool's name linked alongside Sporting's Matheus Nunes on Monday.
The Reds are currently experiencing something of an injury crisis just one game into the Premier League season, with midfield - the area many already wanted strengthening prior to the mounting absentee list - being most affected.
Curtis Jones, to quote Jurgen Klopp, has suffered a "stress reaction" in his calf and was pictured in a protective boot at the recent friendly defeat to Strasbourg at Anfield. Naby Keita's illness means he is able to return to training this week, but the Guinea midfielder has rarely been without his own issues throughout his four years on Merseyside.
