Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp chose to pass on signing Christian Pulisic due to the form of Xherdan Shaqiri.

Chelsea have signed the Borussia Dortmund winger for £58m in the last 24 hours.

And the Liverpool Echo says the reality is that Liverpool haven't seriously considered a move for Pulisic since they bought Shaqiri for £12.5million last summer.

The Swiss attacker was the Pulisic alternative and he was snapped up at an absolute bargain price. Shaqiri has proved to be a massive hit at Anfield. The 27-year-old has only started 11 matches for the Reds but has already chipped in with six goals, including a match-winning double against Manchester United.

Pulisic is still more potential than proven quality having scored 15 goals in 115 games for Dortmund. He has only netted three times in 18 club appearances so far this term.

The size of the fee was also prohibitive. Liverpool wouldn't buy a squad player for £58million and they certainly wouldn't pay that for a squad player who had less than 18 months remaining on his contract.