Surely they won't lose this one to Chelsea! Liverpool plot bid for £60m midfielder

Liverpool are reportedly intensifying efforts to get Crystal Palace's Cheick Doucoure after losing out to Chelsea for Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia.

Liverpool's pursuit of a midfield solution has picked up again as they focus on signing Crystal Palace's Doucoure, according to The Independent.

Jurgen Klopp wants to strengthen his squad with a number six and Doucoure has emerged as a prospective target due to his potentially lower price compared to Caicedo and Lavia.

It has been reported that Palace could ask around £60 million ($76m) for the player

However, they might require some convincing as they remain wary of losing too many players in this window which could weaken the nucleus of the team.

The Malian is also keen to pay under Klopp and agreeing to personal terms should not be a problem for Liverpool.

Other potential options, such as Joao Paulinha from Fulham and Khephren Thuram from Nice, are considered, but Doucoure currently stands out as a favourable choice among them.