​Liverpool are set to sign Queens Park Rangers defender Steven Caulker on loan until the end of the season, according to ​​the Mail.





BREAKING: Liverpool set to sign QPR defender Steven Caulker on loan until the end of the season. More to come... pic.twitter.com/CGfQL5APJc — MailOnline Sport (@MailSport) January 12, 2016

Caulker is currently on loan at Southampton but he could have his deal cancelled due to a lack of playing time, a report in the Express claims.





The 24-year-old, who has one cap for England, last played for the Saints in their 6-1 December defeat against the Reds in the Capital One Cup.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp hopes to have Kolo Toure and Mamadou Sakho back fit for Wednesday's Premier League clash with Arsenal, but is understood to be keen on adding Caulker before then with Dejan Lovren and Martin Skrtel both out.





And Caulker may even begin training with the Reds on Tuesday, ​the Liverpool Echo report, but would need to have been registered by 12pm to feature against the Gunners.





Lovren could return against Manchester United on Sunday but Skrtel faces a longer spell on the sidelines.





According to the Express, Klopp made an approach for Borussia Dortmund defender Neven Subotic, whose exit was blocked by the Bundesliga title-chasers, while Inter's Andrea Ranocchia and Schalke's Joel Matip were listed as targets elsewhere.

Should Caulker move to Anfield this month, he would be eligible to play in Europa League matches and in the FA Cup, but only after the replay with Exeter City.





The former Tottenham Hotspur centre-back, who's suffered relegation in each of his two previous Premier League campaigns, played under Klopp's predecessor Brendan Rodgers at Swansea City and has been linked with the Reds in the past.

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