Roma have rejected a £28m bid from Liverpool for Mohamed Salah.
The winger has agreed personal terms with Liverpool, but Roma have remained firm on their £35 million asking price.
Jurgen Klopp has now begun considering other options and have lined up a few alternatives.
The 24-year-old signed for fellow Premier League side Chelsea in January 2014, but left on loan to Fiorentina in 2015, before signing permanently for Roma in a €15m transfer last summer after a loan spell at the club.
While Chelsea only paid £11m to sign Salah from Basel, Liverpool could have to pay almost triple that for the forward, who scored 15 goals in Serie A last season.
He also grabbed 11 assists in the league over the last campaign, as Roma finished second.
Liverpool refuse to pay over the odds for Salah and do not believe he is worth the £35 million Roma are demanding.
Roma president Jim Pallotta addressed Liverpool's interest in the player earlier this week when saying there was “nothing in it at the moment”.
It is an excellent return for a right winger and Liverpool see him as the perfect man to add some much-needed pace and width to their side.
Liverpool also need to expand their squad and add depth in quality with the Champions League on the horizon for the Reds.
Liverpool made their first signing of the transfer window this week, with Chelsea's Dominic Solanke to join the club on July 1, when his contract with the Premier League champions expires. The fee will be set by a tribunal but is expected to be in the region of £3m.
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