For football fans on Merseyside, international breaks can be very boring indeed.

England beating Lithuania? Meh. Most Liverpool fans aren't all too bothered, unless one of Jurgen Klopp's key players gets injured..

But for the most part, Reds fans need something else to talk about and, as is often the way in modern football, attentions often turn towards the summer transfer market.

So today's article by Paul Joyce in The Times will certainly interest Liverpool fans.

Joyce says that Klopp will look to spend big in the summer, saying the Reds boss will have the 'largest transfer kitty in the club's history' to spend.

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However he goes on to question Liverpool's pulling power and whether the Reds will be able to compete for the likes of Virgil Van Dijk, Naby Keita or even Pierre Emerick Aubameyang.

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It is reported that the Reds could compete for Julian Brandt, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Demerai Gray or even Michael Keane.