GETTY Livepool have offered Angel Correa a five-year deal

But Correa is keen for the Reds to almost double their wage offer and Atletico are yet to accept a transfer fee. Liverpool have already added Mohamed Salah for a new club-record fee. But Jurgen Klopp is keen on Correa and has reportedly already sanctioned an offer from Liverpool. French publication Foot Mercato claim Liverpool have offered Correa £2.9m-a-year on a five-year deal.

GETTY Angel Correa has impressed Jurgen Klopp at Atletico Madrid

But it is said he wants £3.97m a season to make the move. Atletico are also holding out for just shy of £25m for the 22-year-old. The club don’t want to sell while under transfer embargo but if a big bid comes in they will consider it. Liverpool have had a frustrating summer despite the acquisition of Salah and Dominic Solanke. They have failed to find a centre-back after the embarrassing Virgil van Dijk fiasco and have failed to reach an agreement with RB Leipzig for Naby Keita.

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