Liverpool are considering a £20million move for United States midfielder Weston McKennie.
McKennie currently plays for Schalke and has been watched by Reds scouts throughout his time in the Bundesliga.
And Jurgen Klopp is weighing up a bid for the youngster, with The Sun saying Liverpool will move for him either this month or when the transfer window reopens in the summer.
McKennie is a versatile player who, while naturally a midfielder, is just as comfortable in defence and can also play off the striker.
He’s made 45 appearances for Schalke, chipping in with two goals and two assists, and has caught the eye with his ball-winning ability and calm composure.
He has been compared to Germany international Sami Khedira while Domenico Tedesco, the Schalke manager, called him ‘an aggressive leader’.
Born in Texas, McKennie spent three years playing for Phonix Otterbach in Kaiserslautern up to the age of nine, and he’s spent his entire professional career in Germany.
He rejected a contract with Dallas to sign for Schalke in 2016, and the youngster has gone from strength to strength since.
McKennie made his debut for the United States in November 2017, and has since been capped seven times by the country of his birth.
A United States team-mate of McKennie’s, Christian Pulisic, is moving to the Premier League in the summer having been signed by Chelsea and loaned back to Borussia Dortmund until the end of the season.
McKennie is considered to have similar potential to the forward, and he could be heading to English football, as Pulisic has done, before too long.