Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp will continue to scout the Bundesliga this season.
The Liverpool Echo says Klopp is still keen on Mahmoud Dahoud and Christian Pulisic.
Dahoud's club Borussia Monchengladbach refused to let him leave having already lost star man Granit Xhaka to Arsenal.
Meanwhile, Pulisic was in no hurry to leave Klopp's former team Borussia Dortmund, despite Liverpool firmly registering their interest with an £11m bid last Friday.
Klopp's hopes of landing both players in January are remote, with neither side likely to be willing to weaken their squads in the middle of the campaign.