An offer is yet to be made for the England international while an agreement would also need to be reached on the player side.

Liverpool transfer news as the Reds look to be making progress in their pursuits of defenders Marc Guehi and Giovanni Leoni, with the pair keen to move to Anfield

Jarrel Quansah’s move to Bayer Leverkusen removed what little cover Arne Slot had for this position. Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konaté form a formidable first-choice pairing, but the injury-prone Joe Gomez and scarcely spotted Rhys Williams are the only senior alternatives in Liverpool’s squad.