Liverpool are plotting a move for Athletic Bilbao attacker Iker Muniain.
Munain is expected to spark a battle among Europe’s elite should he become a free agent when his contract at the Basque club expires at the end of the season.
Napoli are said to have already expressed an interest in the 25-year-old but reports in Spain claim that the Reds are now preparing to join the hunt.
According to Marca, Anfield officials have made an approach for Muniain despite talks ongoing with Athletic about a possible extension to his existing deal.
The Spain international’s preference is said to be remaining at the Estadio San Mames, where he has recorded over 300 appearances for his boyhood club.
Muniain has regularly been dubbed his country’s answer to Barcelona’s Lionel Messi.