Liverpool have made a late move to sign Luis Diaz from Porto, with Tottenham currently in talks with the winger.
Liverpool had planned a summer move to sign the Colombia international, but are now seemingly accelerating that interest following an offer from Spurs this week.
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Jurgen Klopp is keen to add to his forward options and Sky Sports are reporting that the Reds have tabled an offer of an initial £37m, though the fee could rise to around £45m with performance-related add-ons.
Tottenham remain in talks for the 25-year-old and have tabled a similar bid, with the two Premier League sides competing for the signing of a talent who starred during last summer’s Copa America.
Diaz scored four goals to finish as the competition’s joint-leading scorer alongside Lionel Messi and has impressed this season with 14 goals from just 18 league appearances for Porto.
Porto have been demanding a fee of around €60m for Diaz, but both Spurs and Liverpool will now look to find a compromise in the closing stages of the window.
Spurs are set to be active in the final days before Monday’s deadline with the North Londoners keen to sign a midfielder and winger. Antonio Conte’s side have already seen a move for Adama Traore fail to materialise this week with the Wolves winger set to sign for Barcelona on loan.
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