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Liverpool don't need Justin Kluivert, despite reports.

According to Caught Offside, the race for Bournemouth midfielder Kluivert now includes Liverpool, who have 'entered the conversation' for him alongside Tottenham, Newcastle and Manchester United.

The club is said to have been 'scouting the player and weighing up a potential move depending on other outgoings in their squad', although Liverpool already have players in each of the roles he plays.

Primarily, the 26-year-old Dutchman is an attacking midfielder, which is automatically problematic given the £100m investment Liverpool are making into Florian Wirtz, who will be the club's No. 10.

Furthermore, the Reds were using Dominik Szoboszlai in the role last season, and the Hungarian's all-round game is far superior when you consider his work on and off the ball. Kluivert might have scored 12 Premier League goals last season, but the important context is six of those were penalties.

The notion of having another attacking midfielder isn't quite as far-fetched as you might think - Rayan Cherki was assessed for a move to Liverpool alongside Wirtz, not instead of the German - but Bournemouth would quite rightly charge more than £31m that Manchester City paid for Cherki.