Liverpool are set to enter the Premier League’s race to sign Georginio Wijnaldum.
A host of clubs are actively monitoring the Newcastle United midfielder’s situation this summer, including Tottenham and the Reds’ local rivals Everton.
Ronald Koeman had identified compatriot Wijnaldum as a prospective marquee signing to kick-start his new reign at Goodison Park.
But Jurgen Klopp is now targeting the Holland international after failing in his attempts to lure either Piotr Zielinski or Mahmoud Dahoud to Anfield.
Udinese playmaker Zielinski appears destined to join AC Milan while Dahoud has pledged his future to current club Borussia Monchengladbach.
Wijnaldium, however, will not come cheap with Newcastle holding out for a fee in the region of £25 million for a player that joined from PSV Eindhoven just 12 months ago for £14.5M.