Borussia Dortmund are encouraging Chelsea and Liverpool to enter an auction for Christian Pulisic.
The London Evening Standard says Dortmund hope a bidding war between Chelsea and Liverpool will still earn them a £70million fee for Christian Pulisic, despite his contract running out.
Chelsea will consider making an offer in January in view of the deal being completed in the close season.
Liverpool, meanwhile, are understood to have cooled their interest despite being long-term admirers of the 20-year-old.
Jurgen Klopp's side was heavily linked with Pulisic last summer but opted to move for Xherdan Shaqiri instead, believing the Swiss more likely to accept the need to fight his way into a team already packed with quality attacking options.