Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez will bid for Middlesbrough winger Stewart Downing at the end of the season.
The Daily Mail says Downing has emerged as the preferred choice to solve Benitez's need for more width and will be the subject of a £12m bid by Liverpool at the end of the season.
Tottenham's Aaron Lennon was also in the frame, but Benitez has switched focus to the left flank and Middlesbrough winger Downing.