Liverpool Transfers: 6 Last-Minute Alternatives To Yevhen Konoplyanka

3. Alvaro Morata

Reports earlier this month suggested Liverpool were eyeing Arsenal target Alvaro Morata. With a deal for Konoplyanka looking less than certain and Daniel Sturridge struggling with injury this season, Brendan Rodgers sees the forward as a viable alternative. And the Reds could yet rival the Gunners for the Real Madrid youngster's services, though both will also have to do battle with Italian side Fiorentina, who have also entered the race. Morata has been linked with a loan move away from the Bernabeu this winter in order to gain more regular fist team football after finding first-team opportunities limited in the Spanish capital. The 21-year-old has played just 11 games this season and is down in the pecking order behind the likes of Gareth Bale, Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and new sensation Jesé.