Liverpool’s bid to sign Thomas Lemar could be boosted by Monaco’s interest in striker Divock Origi.

Lemar has been the subject of two offers from Liverpool, the latest of which is £64.6million and the Anfield club want to tie up a deal before Thursday’s transfer deadline.

Monaco have insisted all summer that Lemar is not for sale, but could find Liverpool’s offer too much to resist.

And having agreed an extraordinary deal that will see Kylian Mbappe join Paris Saint-Germain on loan ahead of a £166m permanent transfer next summer, Monaco are in the market for strikers.