Liverpool are waiting for Bayern Munich to show them the money for Sadio Mane before pressing ahead with a bid for Benfica’s brilliant young striker Darwin Nunez.
The Reds are refusing to allow the German giants to get Mane on the cheap after rejecting an improved second offer of £30million, which included add-ons.
Bayern’s board are scheduled to meet again in the coming days to decide their next move, with Liverpool demanding £42.5million for a player who has developed into one of the game’s most lethal forwards during his six seasons at Anfield.