Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is fully focused on signing Southampton defender Virgil van Dijk.

Klopp has been offered foreign-based alternatives by scouts.

But The Times says Klopp is so set on Van Dijk, 25, that he has turned his attention away from Juventus defender Leonardo Bonucci and Napoli's Kalidou Koulibaly.

Liverpool have shipped goals this season to derail their title charge despite a wealth of attacking talent.

Dejan Lovren and Joel Matip have both struggled with injuries while Mamadou Sakho has been sent on loan to Crystal Palace.