Liverpool have absolutely no interest in Aston Villa midfielder Jack Grealish.

The ECHO understands that Liverpool find reports linking the Reds with a move for the 21-year-old midfielder baffling, with claims that the club have held talks with Villa over a transfer wide of the mark.

Liverpool are targeting a higher calibre of player than Grealish, who scored just three goals in the Championship last season.

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Tottenham are instead expected to sign the midfielder for a fee of around £15m, with Villa keen to sell after running into financial difficulties since losing to Fulham in the playoff final in May.

It had been reported that Liverpool had held talks with Villa's sacked technical director Steve Round about the possibility of a deal, but that is not the case.

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