Liverpool appear to be wasting no time in their bid to back new manager Andoni Iraola in the transfer market this summer.
Liverpool confirmed the appointment of the Spaniard as Arne Slot's replacement on a two-year deal on Thursday evening, and work off the pitch to give him a stronger squad next season is well underway.
After losing Andy Robertson, Mohamed Salah and Ibrahima Konate for free, club chiefs know they need to bring in new players to boost a squad that ended this season by finishing fifth in the Premier League standings.
The Merseyside outfit are already working on one major deal as they look to secure a successor to Salah, with David Ornstein confirming that they are now in contact with RB Leipzig over a deal to sign teenage winger Yan Diomande.
While the Bundesliga outfit are determined not to sell and ready to demand £112m for the Ivory Coast international if they do change their mind, Liverpool are said to be ahead of Paris Saint-Germain in the race to land the 19-year-old after an incredible breakthrough campaign.
The Merseysiders are in the strongest position player side, having been attracted to an exciting winger who scored 13 goals and registered 10 assists in his first proper full season in senior football.
Liverpool Hold New Talks to Sign Kennet Eichhorn
Kennet Eichhorn celebrates scoring for Hertha Berlin
As well as Diomande, Liverpool are also chasing the signature of another sensation based in Germany in Hertha Berlin's Kennet Eichhorn.
Sky Sports journalist Florian Plettenberg reported on Thursday that the Reds had held new talks in the last 48 hours as they push hard to seal the signature of the 16-year-old wonderkid.
The teenager could be on the move this summer after Hertha failed to secure promotion back to the Bundesliga, with Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund also suitors alongside Liverpool.
As Plettenberg says, the teenager is open to all options at this stage of the summer, but the Premier League club are clearly pushing to convince him to move to England.
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Eichhorn is Even More Exciting Than Diomande
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Diomande is clearly a huge attacking talent who looks like he will have a huge future in the game, but Eichhorn is arguably even more exciting.
The Germany Under 17 international doesn't celebrate his 17th birthday until next month, but he has already made 19 senior appearances at the age of 16 for Hertha, showing just how highly he is rated.
Had he not suffered an ankle injury and a red-card suspension towards the end of this season, it would likely have been a lot more.
Tall, composed and technically assured, Eichhorn is showing maturity well beyond his years after being promoted to Hertha's first team in recent months.
The 16-year-old has been scouted by the likes of Liverpool, Manchester United, Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid and Barcelona already, and it remains to be seen if those clubs get involved in the race for his signature this summer.
Hertha captain Fabian Reese has described him as “an incredible, exceptional talent”, while he has been likened to Toni Kroos in his homeland - quite the comparison.
Even better for Liverpool is that the wonderkid is said to have a release clause worth €9m for clubs in the Champions League, although the player's entourage want a deal worth a total of €19m.