Ex-Everton star is now considering Liverpool transfer
Ademola Lookman back on the menu for Liverpool
Those wingers leaving would mean gaps appearing in the team - as well as the wage bill - and Ademola Lookman could be one of the contenders to arrive.
The 27-year-old African Footballer of the Year is a former Everton player - and has also had spells at Fulham, RB Leipzig and Leicester.
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Currently starring for Italian side Atalanta, the Nigeria international has been tipped to move back to the North West this summer.
Liverpool 'an option' for Lookman
And now it's been claimed by well-connected journalist Diego Otero that Liverpool are indeed an 'option' for the winger who would consider the Reds should they make an offer for him.
'Ademola Lookman's departure from Atalanta is more than likely,' he wrote on X.
'No team has gone all out yet, and we're waiting to see how the market develops. Arsenal, Liverpool, or Manchester City would be some options for the Nigerian.'
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