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Liverpool are planning a rebuilding programme in the summer, after their title challenge this season faltered.
Their defeat to Everton in the Merseyside derby on Saturday was not only the first time they had lost to their neighbours at home for 22 years, but it was also their fourth successive defeat at Anfield, which had been almost impregnable for so long.
They are now 19 points behind leaders Manchester City, and not even guaranteed to finish in the Champions League places.
One area where they want to strengthen is attack, and they have identified Sevilla winger Lucas Ocampos as one of their top targets.
The Argentine has a release clause of £56 million, and the Reds may have to include Takumi Minamino in part-exchange. The Japanese international joined Southampton on loan in January, and scored for them in the Premier League earlier on Saturday against Chelsea.
Sevilla are interested in Minamino, but Liverpool would still need to pay a fair bit of the fee for Ocampos in cash.
Andy is an exiled English football fan living in Cyprus. He loves all sports but football is his abiding passion, and he still has dreams every now and then about scoring the winning goal in a Wembley Cup Final, even though his playing days are long gone. He follows most major leagues, across Europe at least, and has a favoured team in each. When he’s not watching, listening, reading or downloading podcasts about football, he spend his time worrying about his beloved Arsenal.