Liverpool and Newcastle are set for a summer transfer tussle for Lille striker Gervinho, according to reports in France.
The Ivory Coast international was a January transfer target for a long list of clubs across Europe and Ligue Un table-toppers Lille wanted him to stay until the end of the season and fire them to the title.
But the Ivory Coast international is keen to test himself in another country so the club have now agreed to sell him in the summer.
Gervinho has hit 10 goals in 21 games so far this season and Newcastle have identified him as a long-term replacement for Andy Carroll, who joined Liverpool for £35m in January.
But the Reds are ready to disrupt Newcastle's attacking options once again by making an offer of their own for the Lille star.
It is understood that the French club are willing to do business for around £10m.
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