Jurgen Klopp is set to return to the Bundesliga early next year to take Hoffenheim midfielder Kerem Demirbay to Anfield.
The German international has emerged as a leading target for Klopp who has been monitoring his progress for much of this season.
Demirbay, 25, was a Turkish under-21 international before switching his International allegiance to the country of his birth in 2017.
Demirbay has developed into a real powerhouse in the Hoffenheim midfield and is equally as comfortable as either as a ball winner or an advanced playmaker.
Klopp spent most of his 15-year playing career at Mainz 05, before going on to become their longest-serving manager from 2001 to 2008, during which time they achieved promotion to the Bundesliga.
In 2008, Klopp joined Borussia Dortmund, leading them to back-to-back Bundesliga wins in 2011 and 2012, as well as the DFB-Pokal in 2012, the DFL-Supercup in 2013 and 2014, and their second appearance in a UEFA Champions League final in 2013.
Klopp won the German Football Manager of the Year in 2011 and 2012, before leaving Dortmund in 2015 having also become their longest-serving manager. In October 2015, he became manager of Liverpool, whom he led to the finals of the League Cup and UEFA Europa League in his first season before guiding them to the 2018 UEFA Champions League Final.
