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Barcelona technical secretary Robert Fernandez watched CSKA starlet Aleksandr Golovin in action during Basel's 2-1 defeat to CSKA Moscow on Tuesday night.

Alves, 34, has plied his trade in Brazil, Spain, Italy and France during his glittering career but still aspires to play in the Premier League.

Liverpool identified Sanchez as a replacement for Luis Suarez in the summer of 2014, but the Chile international opted to sign for Arsenal.

Brandt, 21, has courted interest from Liverpool in the past but will not let speculation over his future disrupt his performances.

Despite being forced to apologise for their pursuit of Virgil van Dijk, Liverpool still tried to sign the Southampton defender.

The goalkeeping position has been a bone of contention at Anfield for some time, with Simon Mignolet and Loris Karius both failing to convince.

Some Liverpool supporters were calling for Lovren to be banished from the first-team, but Klopp cannot afford to that according to Thompson.

Philippe Coutinho's move to Barcelona could be thwarted by a personal appeal from Andres Iniesta not to sign the Brazil playmaker.

Coutinho made no secret of his desire to leave Merseyside for Catalonia in the summer and Heskey thinks his "head may be turned" again in January.

Sporting director Ralf Rangnick says RB Leipzig's wage structure rendered it impossible to keep future Liverpool midfielder Naby Keita for the long haul.

Liverpool still need another six new players to compete for the Premier League and Champions League, according to ex-England defender Danny Mills.

Sadio Mane remains no closer to full fitness despite Senegal calling up the Liverpool forward for their final World Cup qualifiers next month.

Kia Joorabchian is expected to meet with Liverpool next week as Barcelona look to seal January deal for long-time transfer target.

Adekanye scored a brace as Liverpool's Under-19s ran out 4-1 winners over Maribor in the UEFA Youth League on Tuesday (17 October).

John Barnes told IBTimes UK Liverpool could still manage to bring in the players they missed out in the summer transfer window.

Adekanye, 18, joined Liverpool from Barcelona two years ago - but is hoping to return to the Camp Nou in the future.

Former Liverpool striker Emile Heskey says the Reds still half a team away from making a challenge for the league crown.

Brooks has started three Championship matches for Chris Wilder's side this season and was recently called up to Wales' senior squad.

Philippe Coutinho did not join Barcelona in the summer but former Liverpool striker Emile Heskey believes it's only a matter of time before the Brazilian moves to the Nou Camp.

Liverpool were determined to sign the Guinea international and eventually paid a premium on his £48m release clause in order to conclude a deal.

Danny Ings could be offered the chance to prove his fitness to Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp by moving to Newcastle United in the January transfer window.

Adam, who briefly played for Liverpool between 2011 and 2012, thinks Coutinho could leave in the January transfer window if the Reds are not realistic challengers for the title.

Virgil van Dijk wanted to join Liverpool, before Southampton reported the Reds. The Dutch defender handed in a transfer request, but the Saints did not sanction his sale.

Can has less than a year left on his current contract at Anfield and does not seem close to committing his future to the club.

Liverpool failed to bolster their defensive backline sufficiently and have paid the price for their transfer errors already this season, according to former defender Phil Babb.

Liverpool have promised Philippe Coutinho that they will negotiate his transfer to Barcelona during the upcoming January transfer window if the Catalans make a reasonable offer.

Mane was substituted in the dying embers of Senegal's clash with Cape Verde on Saturday (7 October) and could now miss six weeks of action.

German midfielder Emre Can currently focused on Liverpool amid growing transfer speculation caused by his ongoing contract stand-off at Anfield.

Klopp has come under pressure at Anfield after a poor run of form that has included just one win in the last seven matches.

Former goalkeeper travelled to Merseyside and spoke to Gerard Houllier before eventually deciding to swap Ajax for Juventus in 1999.