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With Philippe Coutinho yet to be replaced at Liverpool, Jurgen Klopp has the best part of a £142million metaphorically burning a hole in his back pocket.

But just who will the Liverpool manager be turning to when the transfer window opens?

With the small matter of a Champions League final on the horizon after Sunday's potential top-four clincher at home to Brighton, Klopp is rather preoccupied with the here and now at Anfield.

Transfer targets are likely to be shelved this month as the Liverpool boss plots his team's way towards legendary status.

However, that hasn't stopped the transfer rumour mill from going into overdrive, and reports on Sunday claimed the Reds had struck a £62million deal for Lyon attacker Nabil Fekir.

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RMC Sport in France claimed a deal had been agreed between the two clubs, with both the Reds and Lyon distancing themselves from the story since it broke on Sunday afternoon.

Klopp was asked about the reports after his side's 1-0 defeat to Chelsea, with the German laughing off the latest transfer speculation.

“During the game, we agreed a deal?!” said the Reds boss. “I would be surprised about that to be honest. No comment.”

Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas also dismissed the stories , with Fekir himself remaining tight-lipped.

Aulas said: "No. If we had negotiated and signed (a deal), I would be the first to know.

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Fekir, who is Lyon's captain, added: "I heard these rumours. For now, I am in Lyon.

"There are still two games left and we are preparing for them in the best way possible."

Sadio Mane is predicting big things from Fekir, should he make the move to Anfield, and the gifted France international has had an outstanding campaign in Ligue 1.

"He is a top player, we would be happy seeing him with us," Mane told SFR Sport.

"If he comes he'll do great things with us. Yes, it will be like fire if he comes."

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So just what would Liverpool be getting if they hand over a big-money fee to Lyon this summer?

Fekir is a primarily left-footed attacking midfielder, but scored what might claim Ligue 1's Goal of the Season award with his weaker foot, netting against Bordeaux in a 3-3 draw back in August from just inside his own half.

"I just saw Benoit Costil advanced, I took my chance and I pulled it off," he said after the game.

"It was with the right foot but I did not question myself - I hit it with instinct. This is proof that I have confidence in myself.

"It is a technique that I had already worked on in training and already tried in other games. It's been good for me and the team."

The 24-year-old has netted 20 goals for OL this term, with 17 of them coming in Ligue 1 to help them up to second in the division with two games left to play.

The versatile Fekir has also claimed seven assists for his team-mates and is capable of playing as the attacking midfielder in a three-man engine room.

Fekir can also operate on either side of a front three, which would afford him ample opportunity to impress if he was to make the move to Anfield.

Powerful, quick and skillful, Fekir could be an ideal addition to Klopp's attacking options next term.

The Reds boss currently boasts arguably the most exciting trio in world football at present in Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino.

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The front three have blasted in 89 goals between them this term, but beneath them, Klopp has little else in the way of back up.

Divock Origi and Daniel Sturridge's respective futures remain in the air and it is a big ask for 20-year-old Dominic Solanke to effectively fill in for Firmino up top at present.

Danny Ings has spent most of the last three years out injured or regaining fitness with the Under-23s also, so a goalscoring attacking midfielder who is adept at playing wide would be an ideal addition to Klopp's ranks this summer.

It remains to be seen if that will be Fekir, but the talented Lyon star must surely be on the Liverpool radar after his impressive campaign.