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Liverpool prepare £26m January bid for Bundesliga star after Jurgen Klopp scouting mission
LIVERPOOL are preparing a move for Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder Mahmoud Dahoud in January, according to reports in Germany.
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Liverpool have long been linked with a move for the Germany Under-21 international who burst onto the scene at Gladbach last season.
Express Sport exclusively revealed in September that Jurgen Klopp had sent scouts to watch Dahoud during Gladbach's 4-0 defeat to Manchester City.
And according to German newspaper Express, the Reds are now prepared to make an offer for the 20-year-old in January.
Liverpool are reportedly preparing a £26m bid for Borussia Monchengladbach star Mahmoud Dahoud
Liverpool target Mahmoud Dahoud as been on the bench for much of the season for Gladbach
The report says Liverpool are preparing a £26million bid in an attempt to prise him away from the Stadion Borussia Park.
Gladbach have attempted to tie Dahoud down to a long-term contract due to the interest he is attracting from Europe's top clubs.
However, he has rejected the offer of an extension and looks likely to keep his current deal which runs until June 2018.
Dahoud has fallen out of favour at Gladbach since failing to agree new terms and has made just four Bundesliga starts this season.
Fans have begun to question his absence in recent weeks but Gladbach boss Andre Schubert has attempted to play it down, blaming "fatigue" and "high strain".
Mahmoud Dahoud has been extensively scouted by Liverpool in recent months
If he does leave for the Premier League in January he will be the second Gladbach star to jump ship, with Granit Xhaka joining Arsenal over the summer.
Dahoud has made 54 appearances for Gladbach and has scored five goals and provided 11 assists since stepping up to the senior squad in 2014.
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