Reputed pundit claims £50m Arsenal target is desperate for a move to Liverpool to play under Klopp

“At the time of writing, the Leicester City man’s representatives have not heard from Liverpool. However, other sources close to the player are convinced he would love an offer to come along, as he would jump at the chance of joining.

“His magic from set pieces could go some way to filling the Coutinho void at Anfield, and he seems reasonably well-priced at £50m.

“Arsenal are expected to come in for him if Alexis Sanchez joins Manchester City, so the Reds are running short on time if they are to make a move.”

There’s no doubt that Mahrez is a quality player but I’d rather prefer having a versatile attacker, someone in the mould of Oxlade-Chamberlain. We have two top-class wingers in Sadio Mane and Mo Salah so any attacker who may arrive at the club will have to fight it out with them.

Mahrez is such an important figure at Leicester and I don’t think he’d accept a bench role at any club, never mind Liverpool.

Klopp deploys a 4-3-3 and given that Mahrez doesn’t play in central midfield, it is a given that he has to fight for his place with Mo Salah, which is next to impossible given the kind of form that the Egyptian genius is in.

I would advise against Mahrez joining “Klopp’s Liverpool”.