Liverpool has got their eyes on HJK Helsinki’s Joel Pohjanpalo to solve their striking crisis.
Fabio Borini is out for three months and Andy Carroll is on-loan at West Ham United, making Luis Suarez their only fit first-team striker.
Pohjanpalo is only 18-years-old but has been tipped for a bright future outside of his home country.
He has also attracted interest from Borussia Monchengladbach of the Bundesliga following impressive performances in Finland’s top flight.
The Finland Under-21 international first appeared in Helsinki’s reserve ranks as a 16-year-old where he scored a record-breaking 33 league goals in 21 appearances.
He earned a new contract in December 2011 keeping him in the Finnish capital until 2015.
Brendan Rodgers tried to sign Pohjanpalo in the summer but the striker turned down a three-year contract with the Merseyside club.
Liverpool has also failed in their bid to sign Hamburg striker Son Heung-min.
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