Liverpool are planning to make a £5million swoop for Celtic striker Georgios Samaras.
The Greece international has impressed during the Scottish side's run to the last 16 of the Champions League, scoring against Barcelona, Benfica and Spartak Moscow.
And Anfield boss Brendan Rodgers sees him as the solution to his attacking problems, with only Luis Suarez proving potent up front.
Samaras had a spell with Manchester City earlier in his career but scored just 12 goals in 65 appearances.
He is under contract at Celtic until 2014 but is eager to prove himself in the Premier League, according to The Sun.
Rodgers is also expected to launch a January bid for Chelsea frontman Daniel Sturridge.
The ex-Swansea boss is so stretched for strikers that Jonjo Shelvey will lead the line against West Ham on Sunday.
Rodgers has been a huge advocate of the 20-year-old since he became Liverpool manager and is adamant that his side have enough threat to cope with the enforced absence of Suarez.
‘I saw an interesting stat that we have had 15 different goalscorers this season,’ said Rodgers, who will also be able to call on Steven Gerrard after he missed the midweek trip to Italy with sickness.
‘We are only three goalscorers behind the record for the club in a season, which is 18. There are goals there. Jonjo is an attack-minded player, he has an instinct for a goal, and we have worked that way before.’
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