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Liverpool FC will make a “big offer” for AS Monaco forward Thomas Lemar in the summer, according to Sky Sports News reporter Kaveh Solhekol.

The France international was linked with a move to Liverpool FC in the summer but a transfer deal failed to materialise.

Arsenal made a deadline day swoop to sign the 22-year-old forward but Lemar turned down a proposed £92m transfer to the Emirates Stadium.

Lemar has struggled to recreate last season’s form in the current campaign for AS Monaco given the speculation surrounding his future.

The French striker has been touted as a potential replacement for Philippe Coutinho after the South American move to Barcelona in a £142m deal earlier in the January transfer window.

Sky Sports News reporter Solhekol hinted that Liverpool FC will make a big offer to sign Lemar in the summer transfer window to further bolster Jurgen Klopp’s attacking options at Anfield.

“Liverpool are probably going to sign Thomas Lemar for big money in the summer,” Solhekol told the Transfer Talk podcast.

Liverpool FC are in third place in the Premier League table and level points with Chelsea in the race to secure a top-four finish.

The Reds will take on Portuguese giants FC Porto in the Champions League last 16 next month.

The Merseyside outfit signed Virgil van Dijk in a £75m deal from Southampton in the January transfer window.

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