Liverpool take first step towards signing amazing Premier League star

Liverpool have taken step number one towards signing a Premier League star. The Reds are in some sort of contact about getting a deal done.

It's November so we're officially at the stage where Liverpool are sounding out genuine transfer targets ahead of January. It's this period - especially with the international break - that clubs figure out who they could actually move for.

Liverpool are in a strange sport with that, however. The Reds made some massive moves in the summer, which usually means zero January business, but they're also just not good enough.

Is the solution actually spending even more money? Possibly. It depends on what you believe the problem to be. Liverpool certainly won't blame Andoni Iraola at this stage, so a weak, imbalanced squad will likely be perceived as the culprit.

And that's why they've already made an approach.

Liverpool make Pedro Porro approach

TeamTalk reports that Liverpool have inquired about Pedro Porro. The right-back is expected to have a lot of interest in him this winter and there appears to be half a chance that Tottenham Hotspur sell.

Again, though, the Reds aren't alone. Barcelona, Real Madrid, Chelsea and Manchester City would all like Porro, too. All can easily claim that they'd make use of him, too.

But maybe Liverpool have the most need. They're using Ronald Araujo at right-back - a player who was actually signed to be a centre-back. The latter is undoubtedly his natural position, too, but a lack of faith in Jeremie Frimpong coupled with Conor Bradley's injury has forced the Uruguayan to the flank.

Signing a natural right-back is almost certainly on the agenda, then. Potentially for big money, too, and Porro is one of the best possible options to upgrade the position.

But with this much competition, is the price likely to be 'good'? We're not so sure. Spurs won't actually want to sell, even if there's a chance, and we imagine this will approach £60m+.

Then we're in questionable territory. Liverpool don't require a right-back that badly, do they? Not when a new midfielder almost certainly improves the squad more.