Lanzini had been a Liverpool target before suffering a knee ligament injury while training with Argentina

Liverpool are reappraising their transfer targets after suffering a double blow in their attempts to bolster Jürgen Klopp’s squad with attacking talent.

A £52.8 million move for Lyons’ Nabil Fekir has ended on medical grounds, while interest in Manuel Lanzini has also ended after the West Ham United player suffered a knee ligament injury in training with Argentina’s World Cup squad.

Lyons released a statement on Saturday evening explaining that Fekir would be staying at the club despite Liverpool’s pursuit of the 24-year-old playmaker.

Liverpool agreed a transfer fee with the Ligue 1 club and personal terms with the France international last Thursday, with Anfield medical staff then carrying out tests on the player, who missed the majority of the 2015-16 season with ruptured