Anfield has been keeping an eye on Franck Kessie for a while, and the most recent rumours from Spain are fascinating. The Merseysiders and Barcelona discussed Kessie's deal back in June (Diario AS). The Ivorian international is up for sale this summer, according to a Mundo Deportivo story from last month. The player wants to join a top-six Premier League team.
Another Catalan source, Sport, said two days ago that while the Reds like Kessie, he is not their top pick to upgrade the No. 6 spot. However, however, a different Spanish source, Fichajes, said that Liverpool were prepared to make an offer of £25.8 million (30 million euros), and that a transfer deal would materialise shortly as a result. According to the media, Barca is eager to get go of the African superstar, thus Klopp ought to give him priority over Lavia and Andre in terms of signings.