Liverpool are keen on Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema. The Daily Mail says Benzema would cost £40million and wages of around £200,000 a week.

It would give Liverpool the star quality they have lost with Luis Suarez's departure but is not a simple deal.

Isco will be pushed further down the pecking order with the arrival of James Rodriguez but so far he wants to stay at Madrid. A loan could be feasible as the window draws to a close.

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