Liverpool will look to press ahead with a £60 million deal for Nabil Fekir next week and hope that their appearance in the Champions League final will help them to attract further signings. The France and Lyons forward is one of Jürgen Klopp’s targets and there is a growing belief at Anfield that they are favourites to sign the 24-year-old.

The transfer of Naby Keïta, the £52 million Leipzig midfielder, will be completed on July 1 and Fekir would represent another eye-catching addition to Klopp’s squad. He scored 23 goals in 40 appearances last season, which has earned him a place in Didier Deschamps’ France squad for the World Cup in Russia.

His ability to play in a number of roles, including as a No