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Liverpool FC are set to make a £25m bid for Benfica starlet Lazar Markovic reports the Daily Mirror .

The 20-year-old Serb has impressed at the Stadium of Light and Brendan Rodgers is set to make his move after receiving encouragement from the player and Benfica.

The Portuguese giants had initially valued the attacking midfield player at around £30m but Liverpool will test the water with a bid just shy of that figure.

Chelsea are also keen on the player but it is believed that he favours a move to Anfield.

Another player that Rodgers is reportedly keen on is Manchester City right-back Micah Richards.

The 25-year-old is surplus to requirements at the Etihad after they signed Bakary Sagna from Arsenal and Rodgers is ready to make a £7m bid, reports the Daily Star .

Richards has spent his entire career at City and Liverpool could face competition from both West Ham and Hull for the player.

In order to finance the moves, the Star also reports that Liverpool are ready to offload many of their fringe players including Spanish duo Iago Aspas and Suso.

Samed Yesil and Conor Coady are also set for the chop.

Porto are ready to bid £3m for 21-year-old midfielder Suso and Yesil is in talks with Turkish outfit Trabzonspor.

Coady will have a choice between Sheffield United, where he spent the entirety of last season on loan and Wolves, who have made a £1.5m bid for his services.

Aspas, meanwhile, will look to head back to Spain after an unhappy time at Anfield in which he scored just one goal in 15 games for the Reds.

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