Real Madrid will swoop for Liverpool legend Roberto Firmino - if they fail to sign Kylian Mbappe, Harry Kane or Kai Havertz.
The Spanish giants are on the hunt for a new striker after captain Karim Benzema left the Bernabeu for Saudi Arabia. The veteran Frenchman, 35, will play for Al-Ittihad next season and challenge Cristiano Ronaldo's Al-Nassr for the Saudi Pro League title.
Mbappe, 24, is Real's first-choice target and could be available later this summer if he refuses to extend his Paris Saint-Germain contract, which is due to expire in a year's time. PSG would rather sell the World Cup winner than lose him on a free transfer.