Lemar was seen as a potential replacement for Philippe Coutinho, who left last month after being sold to Barcelona for £142m.

Arsenal tabled a £90 million bid for Lemar last summer that Monaco knocked back.

Jurgen Klopp will hope failing to bring in a replacement does not cost the Reds a top-four place, whilst also expecting an alternative to be quickly identified for the summer.

The 2018 World Cup and the Premier League's self-imposed early closing of this summer's transfer window will put pressure on clubs to get their business done early.