“He looks to have all the attributes you would want from a striker in a Jurgen Klopp team and all the noises coming out of his camp seem to indicate that he would really like to play for Liverpool.
“And because of those going out of the club and off the wage bill, we will have money to balance the books so if Liverpool go out and spend £60+ million I’ve got no problem with that because it’s money generated through player sales and obviously from being successful on the pitch as well.
“The club have had a record-breaking year and the money will still be in the bank. Man Utd might go out and spend £200m – and to be fair they probably need to – and City have a fair bit of rejigging to do, with class players like David Silva and Fernandinho getting older but they both have a bigger job at hand than Liverpool do.
“We’re in the fortunate position where we can cherry-pick one or two just to build on the quality squad we’ve already got and that will give us an advantage when we finally begin the new season.”
Liverpool, who have also been linked with Borussia Dortmund winger Jadon Sancho, are currently waiting on a resumption of the 2019-20 campaign, with a 25-point lead at the top of the Premier League table leaving them within touching distance of a first title triumph in 30 years.