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Liverpool's pursuit of winger Nicolas Pepe has been quashed by Melissa Reddy of ESPN, who has said that the Reds have told her that concrete talks between Lille and them were pure lies and had made the club furious.

Contrary to a report in France, ESPN claim that Michael Edwards personally called the French side up, informing them that they have no interest in signing the player this summer.

It was news that left Liverpool fans extremely confused as they reacted on Twitter to the speculation surrounding the Ivory Coast international.

One simply questioned why the club would get in contact to say they didn't want to sign a player whilst another queried why the Reds would be angry about things.

A further supporter brought Virgil van Dijk into the discussion, another player the club revealed they had no interest in before going onto sign.

One individual was left so perplexed that they suggested Liverpool just wouldn't sign anyone this summer.

Pepe was in outstanding form for Lille last term, finding the net 22 times whilst also picking up 11 assists in 38 games.

Here's the best of the reaction.