Liverpool have ramped up their efforts to sign Nicolas Pepe and could table an offer for the attacking winger in the region of £71m.
Pepe, 24, fired 22 goals and registered 11 assists on his way to helping Lille secure the return of Champions League football.
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L’Equipe have reported on Thursday that the Ivory Coast international has been of major interest to Jürgen Klopp and that Liverpool are prepared to spend big on the 24-year-old.Lille boss Christophe Galtier has confirmed he believes Pepe will leave Lille this summer as they begin to plan for life without the Ivorian.
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The French journalist has a good reputation for reporting Liverpool transfer news, having broke the signing of Fabinho this time last year and reported on the club’s interest in Nabil Fekir.