Roma are still furious at how Liverpool were able to sign Mohamed Salah for just £34m last summer.
Salah signed on the dotted line last June and went on to take Anfield by storm, hitting 44 goals as Liverpool reached the Champions League final.
The Daily Mail say Roma are actually under no financial obligation to sell Alisson, having already allowed Radja Nainggolan to join Inter Milan.
And, as a result, Liverpool will need to up the ante if they are to win the race for his signature.
Chelsea are lurking with Maurizio Sarri reportedly confident the club’s Italian contracts will get a deal done.
But where Alisson ends up remains to be seen.
Alisson to Liverpool: Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri wants to gatecrash the Roma deal (Image: GETTY)
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Real Madrid have also been heavily tipped to snap him up.
But Courtois appears set to be their No 1 with Chelsea resigned to losing him.
Should the Blues lose out to Liverpool on Alisson, three names are being linked.
Petr Cech could make a shock return from Arsenal, three years after he left Stamford Bridge for the Emirates.
And Gianluigi Donnarumma and Kasper Schmeichel are also targets.