Liverpool are the latest team to have made a bid to Barcelona to sign their midfielder Frenkie de Jong.
The Dutchman is the main target for Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag.
He was also the subject of serious interest from Chelsea, but a move to neither has materialized as yet.
According to Spanish transfer news outlet Futbol Total, the Reds could swoop in for de Jong before the transfer window closes.
The Reds will put in a bid of around €71 million with add-ons, per the source.
Liverpool are struggling with injuries in midfield, which may lead them to move ahead plans to sign a top class central midfielder next summer.