River Plate striker ​ Lucas Alario has revealed in an interview to Spanish daily Marca that he already owns a Liverpool shirt, following on from suggestions that the Reds are interested in his services, reveals the ​Daily Star .





It was stated last month that the Liverpool hierarchy are interested in the 23-year-old Argentine, having scouted him over an extended period of time. Argentinian news outlet Infobae even claimed that Liverpool had made an opening bid of £5.6m for the striker, although River Plate have demanded an offer in excess of £8.5m.





And if speculation seems anything to go by, it seems that Alario is keen to reciprocate, after he reportedly revealed that he is a fan of Jurgen Klopp's side too.





"Yes, I have a shirt from them," he told Marca.

"I do career mode with that team [on the PlayStation].





"I really like the colour red, I admit."





The player himself is keen to play in the Premier League and asked of Liverpool's reported bid, he said:





"Tell them to contact me," Alario told Argentine TV channel TyC Sports.





“Given the choice, I’d like to experience the Premier League, and I’d like to play for Liverpool."

The Reds face a crucial Europa League semi-final tie at Villarreal on Thursday before welcoming the Spanish team to Anfield a week later for the second-leg.





Jurgen Klopp's charges are 8th in the Premier League - one point off a Europa League qualifying spot - although they will hope to win the Europa League title, thereby guaranteeing a much-coveted Champions League spot.