Roma continue to price Liverpool out of a move for Mohamed Salah by demanding way in excess of £35million for the player.

The Reds held talks last week with the Serie A side regarding a move for the Egyptian winger, who Jurgen Klopp believes can bolster his attacking options ahead of a crack at the Champions League next summer.

Liverpool, though, are baulking at the asking price which they believe is considerably more than the market rate for the player.

Discussions are ongoing with Sporting Lisbon over Portugal international Gelson Martins.

The winger has a release clause of 60 millions euros but with Sporting under financial pressure to sell players, it's believed that fee is negotiable.

With Klopp keen to embark on a significant recruitment drive, Liverpool continue to monitor Bayern Munich's Douglas Costa and Lazio winger Keita Balde as alternatives.

Balde is out of contract next year with his club willing to sell for £26m this transfer window.

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And Balde's agent has suggested the player has already been offered to Serie A rivals AC Milan.

“After a month, we met with the (Lazio) president,” said Roberto Calenda.

“They communicated that they have a deal with Milan and we understood that the player is on the market.

“Are we going to make our valuation? With Lazio it is always difficult.

“With Claudio Lotito (Lazio president), we spoke about a lot of things, but there was not a concrete offer to renew.”