OGC Nice manager Didier Digard has already claimed that Khephren Thuram would benefit from his immediate future remaining with the French club.
Reports in France suggested that negotiations had opened between the Reds and the son of legendary Les Bleus defender Lilian Thuram. The 22-year-old is said to be attracting interest from around Europe with Jurgen Klopp's side looking to steal a march in the race.
L'Equipe say that a reduced wage bill has freed up funds at Anfield to welcome new faces and his form at Nice has sparked Liverpool into action. It's been suggested that his reliability, physicality and energy have all been key factors in their profiling for the Anfield engine room.
