Liverpool 'open talks' with two major transfer targets, they could transform their midfield

Liverpool have had problems in midfield in particular, with the likes of Fabinho, Thiago Alcantara and Jordan Henderson having endured injuries and poor form throughout he campaign.

Meanwhile, fringe players Alex Oxlaide-Chamberlain and Naby Keita are both due to leave in the summer upon the expiry of their contracts.

In turn, the Reds have been linked to some of the most sought after midfielders in world football, including Borussia Dortmund’s Jude Bellingham, Benfica’s Enzo Fernandez and Fiorentina’s Sofyan Amrabat.

In an interview with Foot Mercato’s Anas Bakhkhar, Empire of the Kop revealed that Liverpool had held talks with Amrabat only for his camp to “abandon” talks.

However an overlooked detail of Bakhkhar interview was the journalist appeared to announce that Bellingham and Fernandez had opened talks with the Merseyside club.

The reporter said: “Just to remind everyone, there was a positive meeting during the World Cup between Amrabat’s entourage and Liverpool but unfortunately, his agent thought that Liverpool were linked with a lot of midfielders during this transfer window – like Jude Bellingham and Enzo Fernandez and Liverpool were having discussions with Borussia Dortmund and Benfica.