The Reds must battle eight other clubs for the talented star after his asking price emerged and with the player's stance on a move to Anfield also coming to light

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Real Madrid could be prepared to offer one player to Liverpool in their efforts to land a member of Arne Slot’s current squad. The Reds have been linked with a potential summer move for Los Blancos attacker Rodrygo, with Spanish reporter Eduardo Burgos claiming last week that the interest is ‘genuine’.

Liverpool are planning a raid on Real Madrid to sign Rodrygo and take revenge on the top players that Los Blancos have signed ahead of them.

Liverpool could risk a near-repeat of the Trent Alexander-Arnold situation should they allow Konate to enter the last six months of his deal, but the Reds still pocketed €10m (£8.6m) through the sale of the right-back to Los Blancos earlier this summer.

Liverpool’s torrid season went from bad to worse on Tuesday as Jurgen Klopp’s side suffered a humiliating 5-2 defeat at home to Real Madrid in the Champions League.

Liverpool are planning to raid Real Madrid for Brazil international forward Rodrygo and France international midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni.

Liverpool had their own plan to beat Real Madrid last month and, for 21 minutes, it worked. They were intense, aggressive, disciplined and carried a goalscoring threat.