BURNLEY have slapped a £50million price tag on their England ace James Tarkowski as Liverpool look to solve their centre-back crisis.

The Anfield giants need reinforcements in their heart of their defence following the hamstring injury suffered by Dejan Lovren in the 2-1 FA Cup defeat at Wolves.

3 Liverpool want James Tarkowski on loan but Burnley are demanding £50m Credit: Getty

The Croat joined Joe Gomez and Joel Matip on the sidelines, with Jurgen Klopp also revealing Virgil van Dijk is suffering from a mystery injury.

It is understood boss Klopp and the club are looking initially into making a loan signing.

But finding a top-quality defender available on a short-term deal looks a big ask.

The Clarets want to keep Tarkowski but would find it difficult to turn down a bid of £50m.

Klopp's Kop crocks LONG-TERM INJURIES Joe Gomez (broken foot)

Joel Matip (broken ribs)

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (knee) SHORT-TERM INJURIES

Virgil van Dijk (unknown)

Dejan Lovren (hamstring)

Jordan Henderson (unknown)

Adam Lallana (unknown)

3 Dejan Lovren became Liverpool's third injured centre-back when he went off on Monday Credit: AP:Associated Press

One spin-off from the Lovren injury has been a U-turn in a decision to allow keeper Simon Mignolet to leave the club.

The Belgium star wants regular first-team action but Klopp is believed to now be not keen on letting such an experienced goalie go in the light of the defensive injuries.

Liverpool were forced to play 16-year-old Ki-Jana Hoever in defence alongside versatile midfielder Fabinho for most of Monday's defeat by Wolves.

However, Klopp recently gave a positive injury update on crocked pair Matip and Gomez ahead of a busy few weeks of football.

3 Jurgen Klopp had to turn to 16-year-old Ki-Jana Hoever at Molineux on Monday Credit: PA:Empics Sport

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