According to reports Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson was in Auxerre on Sunday scouting potential new recruits. The Reds boss is said to have attended Auxerre's Ligue 1 fixture with Rennes, which the hosts won 2-1.
With new owners at the Anfield helm, it is expected that the Merseyside giants will have money to spend when the transfer window reopens.
It is thought that a defensive midfielder will be towards the top of their shopping list, with Rennes' Yann M'Vila a possible candidate to fill such a role.
The 20-year-old has already been capped four times by France and is likely to have figured on Hodgson's radar for some time.
Auxerre's Delvin Ndinga is another believed to have caught the eye, with a number of clubs from across Europe monitoring his situation.
Another player linked with Liverpool in the past is Slovenian striker Valter Birsa and Hodgson may have taken the opportunity to run the rule over him.
