Marco Asensio is a target for Liverpool Marco Asensio is a target for Liverpool

After the summer transfer market opened on Friday, Liverpool wasted no time in getting their business done, as the

Anfield might be an option for Marco Asensio if he leaves Real Madrid this summer, according to Spanish news outlet Mundo Deportivo (via Sport Witness). 

According to the source, Jurgen Klopp has long been interested in the player, and if he becomes available, the German will undoubtedly try to sign the 26-year-old.

According to reports, Asensio has been given a new contract to extend his time at Los Blancos, but he has yet to accept it, and the La Liga giants will make the player available on the market this summer if he continues to reject proposals from the club.

y are on the verge of acquiring Darwin Nunez, and a new update on another potential transfer target has emerged.

If Liverpool can not only recruit Nunez this summer, but also add Asensio as a strike partner to replace Sadio Mane, who is anticipated to leave the Premier League this summer, they could be onto a winner.

In 31 La Liga games for Real Madrid this season, the €40 million (£34 million) Spanish prodigy scored 10 goals, created one huge chance, made one vital pass, and took 2.1 sh

“Asensio was able to go between the lines and with the finishing talent that he has, he is a danger for our adversaries,” his manager Carlo Ancelotti said of the 26-year-old after he scored a hat-trick against Real Mallorca this season. He has the ball on his left foot when he moves inside, and he is quite dangerous.”

Liverpool’s arch-rivals Manchester United are reportedly interested in acquiring Asensio, but certainly if the Merseysiders are interested in making an offer, he would prefer to join a team that would compete in the Champions League next season, giving Klopp’s Reds a huge edge.

ots per league game, while completing the majority of his dribbles (68 percent).