Liverpool will consider another bid for Thomas Lemar in January after failing with a deadline-day bid for the Monaco midfielder.
The Anfield club joined Arsenal in launching a raid on the French club for the in-demand player.
And according to reports in his homeland , Monaco rejected an £82million off from Liverpool.
Jurgen Klopp had already completed the signing of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain from Arsenal on Thursday.
But he wanted to add even more quality to the middle of the park.
Arsenal themselves failed with a £92m bid.
But Liverpool could steal a march on their Premier League rivals by returning to the negotiating table in the new year.
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