Liverpool are interested in bringing Norwich City defender Jamal Lewis to Anfield.
The ECHO understands that Jurgen Klopp is keen to secure the left-back's services should he want to link up with the Premier League champions - and a fee of around £10million is agreed.
The Reds are waiting to see what might happen with deal but the Canaries themselves are interested in bringing the talented Yasser Larouci to Carrow Road as the Kirkby Academy defender now fits the bill in terms of being a 'homegrown player' and there is potential for a similar transfer situation to that of Andy Robertson and Kevin Stewart.
Back in 2017, Liverpool signed Robertson from relegated Hull City for £10m while Stewart went the other way in a separate deal.
There is a note of caution regarding Liverpool's interest in Lewis and their hopes of signing him, in that the 22-year-old is used to playing regularly and highly sought after while knowing that Klopp considers Robertson to be the best left-back in world football.
It will therefore be a challenge to convince him to join the European champions as he made 32 appearances in all senior competitions for the now relegated Canaries last term.
It is a similar situation to the one regarding Bournemouth's Lloyd Kelly, who the Reds were interested in signing from Bristol City last summer only to lose out on the versatile defender as he joined the now relegated Cherries.
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The homegrown player rule is an initiative which was started by UEFA back in 2008/2009.
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It means that in a squad of 25 players, at least eight must 'locally-trained or homegrown' players which the governing body define as "those who, regardless of their nationality, have been trained by their club or by another club in the same national association for at least three years between the age of 15 and 21.
