Liverpool have been warned not to allow Sadio Mane to leave the club unless a deal for rumoured transfer target Timo Werner can be thrashed out.
The Senegal international was linked with a move to Real Madrid last week, with reports suggesting Los Blancos president Florentino Perez is keen on acquiring Mane.
Meanwhile, Liverpool are claimed to be leading the race for the RB Leipzig talisman, Werner. The German striker has lit up the Bundesliga this term having scored an incredible 21 times in 25 top flight outings.
And one ex-Reds player, Steve Nicol, thinks Liverpool must sign Werner if Mane was allowed to make his Anfield departure.
Nicol told ESPN FC: "That's only any good if you bring in Timo Werner. Unfortunately there aren't many [players like Werner] around.
"What if Werner wants to go elsewhere? The way it's being talked about is if it's done. 'Timo Werner says he wants to go, so it's done'.
"Guess what, there was a guy called Kylian Mbappe who told everyone he wanted to go to Real Madrid, he ended up at PSG."
