Liverpool has been joined in the race to sign Barcelona winger Jeffren by Spanish side Sevilla after the Catalan giants revealed that the midfielder was surplus to requirements at the Camp Nou.
The attacking midfielder's profile was raised after he helped the Spanish Under-21 side win the European Championships with his impressive displays drawing interest from a number of clubs.
Jeffren's agent and father, Efren Suarez, has hinted that Sevilla have already been in touch with Barcelona over a potential transfer.
"It is possible there is an interest from a major club such as Sevilla and it is possible they have already been in touch with Barcelona about his availability," Suarez told Sport.
The Venezuelan-born midfielder has struggled to break into the Barcelona first team and realizes that there are a number of players ahead of him in the pecking order such as Pedro, Lionel Messi, Xavi and Andreas Iniesta.
With Barcelona also trying to sign Udinese winger Alexis Sanchez the club are desperate to get rid of some of their fringe players and could accept a relatively low offer for the attacking midfielder.
According to reports in Spain the Champions League winners want to sell Jeffren, Bojan Krkic and Maxwell to try and raise enough funds to land both Sanchez and Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas.
Liverpool are said to still be interested in Jeffren after learning that it would take a bid of nearly £20million to land Stewart Downing or Valencia winger Juan Mata.
Jeffren would be a far cheaper option for Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish as it is believed that the 23-year-old would only cost in the region of €4m.
A lot will depend on whether Jeffren would prefer to stay in Spain or if he would be open to a move to the Premier League but it is clear he will leave after revealing he had spoken to manager Pep Guardiola about a move.
"I spoke to the coach and now I will study the different offers I have and choose the best for me," Jeffren told El Dia de Tenerife.
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