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Lyon have indicated they WILL allow Nabil Fekir to join Liverpool this summer - at the right price.

And Reds boss Jurgen Klopp is planning to bolster his attacking options further, by also seriously contemplating a £12m move for Xherdan Shaqiri.

Klopp was frustrated by the lack of back up to his front three at the end of last season, and particularly the lack of options for a team undermined by injuries when Mo Salah limped out of the Champions' League final.

He wants a flexible, pacey forward line who can fulfil a variety of roles, and sees both Fekir and Shaqiri as offering much needed variety and depth to his free flowing side.

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Fekir has been identified as the marquee signing of the transfer window, and a natural replacement for Philippe Coutinho.

The France international is capable of playing as a No10 or in wide positions; but crucially, in Roberto Firmino's deep No.9 role.

Progress has been slow in talks with Lyon, with the French club's president Jean-Michel Aulas reluctant to engage in meaningful negotiations before the start of the World Cup.

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Yet it is understood a breakthrough of sorts has been made, with the player indicating he will only go to Liverpool – and the president conceding he will do a deal with the Reds if he feels the price is right.

Aulas has yet to name that price definitively, but the Anfield club are hopeful the fee won't pass much beyond £50m, with Fekir said to be 100 per cent decided on the Reds as his next destination.

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While Liverpool's Sporting Director Michael Edwards will continue to push for an agreement before the World Cup, Fekir himself is happy to wait until after the tournament in Russia after getting the commitment to sell from Aulas.

Shaqiri may be a far less complicated deal, with the player understood by interested clubs - following indications from his advisors – to have a break clause of around £12.5m with Stoke relegated from the Premier League.

Klopp knows the 26 year old from his time in the Bundesliga with Bayern, and sees his pace and goals as a credible back up.

One problem may be the player's desire for first team football.

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He left Inter Milan to join Stoke because of a lack of opportunities in Italy, and the prospect of being second string behind Liverpool's currently front three and Fekir may not appeal.

Both Everton and Leicester have also registered an interest in the winger and asked to be kept updated – as Liverpool have done.

West Ham, too, are keen on the experienced forward, while his former Stoke boss Mark Hughes is now at Southampton and still an admirer, though Liverpool lead the race and are likely to make a formal offer IF the release clause holds firm.