[ad_pod ]This article is part of Football FanCast's Transfer Focus series, which provides opinion and analysis on recent transfer news...Liverpool have entered the race to sign in-demand Sporting Lisbon star Bruno Fernandes, according to Sport Mediaset journalist Pietro Balzano Prota on Twitter.

What’s the word?

Fernandes has been linked with a host of clubs throughout the summer transfer window.

Tottenham Hotspur were reported to have opened talks with his agent, while Manchester United are also credited with an interest, with Prota claiming that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side were “really close” to signing the playmaker.

However, Liverpool are now reported to have entered the race as they look to strengthen their own ranks.

A Portugal international, Fernandes scored 32 goals in all competitions in 2018/19.

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Klopp’s perfect player

It’s hard to improve the European champions but one feels that they could use some genuine creativity in midfield.

The likes of Jordan Henderson, Georginio Wijnaldum, Naby Keita and Fabinho are excellent players but all of them are tacklers and shuttlers instead of offering the creative, precise threat possessed by the best playmakers - they provided just eight assists between them in the Premier League and Champions League last term.

In reality, Liverpool haven’t really had that since Philippe Coutinho departed for Barcelona and have instead focused on building an intensely quick and prolific forward three of Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino.

Adding Fernandes into the mix would go a long way to ensuring that the Reds have versatility and depth in their attack next season.

He was involved in 50 goals this term, be it goals or assists, and signing him would allow Klopp to deploy a No.10 ahead of a potential pairing of Keita and Fabinho, for example.

There would be few better midfields in Europe if the 24-year-old ended up at Anfield.