Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has revealed that the club are open to selling Lazar Markovic this summer, reports the Liverpool Echo.

What's the word?

It is no surprise that the Serbian winger's time at Anfield is coming to an end after he was left out of the club's pre-season tour of Hong Kong.

Markovic joined the Reds from Benfica for £20m in 2014, but during that spell he has featured just 34 times.

He made a promising start under former manager Brendan Rodgers, but his presence in the team eventually dwindled.

Markovic has been shipped out on loan to Fenerbahce, Sporting Lisbon and Hull City while on the books at Liverpool, and now Klopp has delivered a significant update on the winger's future.

He told the Liverpool Echo:

"With Lazar, it’s no secret that if he finds a club then we will negotiate. It was like this last year too. He’s a really good player. I like him as a person. He’s now fit and another one who is in the best shape since I’ve known him. Before he had problems with his groin but now he’s good. There will be a club out there who needs him.”

Who wants him?

The Hertfordshire Mercury claims that Watford are interested in the 23-year-old ahead of the new Premier League season.

Head coach Marco Silva is well aware of the winger's qualities having coached him at Hull during the second half of the 2016-17 campaign.

In that time, he started 12 top-flight games and contributed with two goals, which matches the same figure that he netted during his time at Liverpool.

The Merseyside outfit will not recoup the £20m that they paid for Markovic's signature three years ago, but it is best for both parties if a deal is agreed.

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