Yan Diomande is one of the many young attackers that Liverpool have been linked with this season.
The 19-year-old currently plays for RB Leipzig with the Bundesliga outfit demanding around £86 million to allow him to leave.
He's been in fine form this term but, even for a club of the Reds' stature, it's still a lot of money to spend on a 19-year-old.
Despite the hefty price tag, this hasn't stopped the Anfield outfit from exploring a deal with Christian Falk now confirming that Liverpool have a better chance of acquiring his services than Bayern Munich do.
“It is TRUE: Yan Diomande is going to cost a lot of money to sign this summer. The €100m [£87.1m] asking price was established by RB Leipzig chief Oliver Mintzlaff," he said to the CF Bayern Insider website.
"We saw him playing against Bayern Munich in the DFB Pokal. He’s good, he’s really good.
"However, he’s still got some developmental work to do, and so €100m will be too much for Bayern this summer.
“That said, it’s a price that Premier League clubs can of course afford to pay.”
Yan Diomande would be a perfect acquisition for Liverpool
Until Liverpool get the transfer of an attacker over the line, the rumour mill will be constantly turning.
It's clear that the Reds need some reinforcement within their attacking ranks even though over £300 million was spent trying to improve it in the summer.
Salah is a fraction of his former self and, without anyone competing with Cody Gakpo to be Slot's starting left-winger, the Dutchman has been poor.
Federico Chiesa is another one of Liverpool's attackers who has some questions surrounding his future with several Serie A clubs interested in signing him.
Of course, spending around £86 million on a 19-year-old would be a massive risk but the fact that he's already been dubbed an "outstanding" player proves how good he actually is.
He's contributed to 15 goals in 24 games across all competitions and, even though he might not be as versatile as some of the other players linked with a Liverpool switch, he'd be the perfect replacement for Salah and he's even offer some competition for Gakpo.
These are all just ifs, buts and maybes at the moment but, if his impressive run of form continues, there's no reason why Liverpool shouldn't at least explore making a move for the Ivorian, especially now that they have an advantage over Bayern.