Liverpool may be in the hunt for new players next month but their pursuits of certain targets have only been made harder following reported interest from a number of rivals.
The Reds have been strongly linked with moves for midfielders Sofyan Amrabat and Enzo Fernandez, but while those two deals continue to take centre stage, there are other targets in the background who they could end up missing out on. Elsewhere, Guinea international Naby Keita has been backed to leave next month should Jurgen Klopp reinforce his midfield options.
Mirror Football takes a look at all the latest stories coming out of Anfield…