Liverpool moved ever closer to sealing the signing for Roma forward Fabio Borini, after the striker's agent said his client is "seriously considering" a move.
New manager Brendan Rodgers revealed on Monday, Liverpool were close to bringing in an "exciting" signing.
"There have been a whole raft of players being linked and only a few are real targets for us," Rodgers said.
"The reality is we have only made three or four enquiries about players and hopefully can close out one deal this week which will be a real exciting one for the club, one the supporters will absolutely love."
Now it seems like Borini could be on his way to Anfield, after Roma's sporting director also confirmed Liverpool's interest.
Borini is familiar with Rodgers, having played under him at Chelsea and Swansea City. The 21-year-old scored 9 goals in 24 games for Roma last season, earning him a call-up to Italy's Euro 2012 squad, although he was an unused substitute.
The striker's agent Marko De Marchi said he would hold discussions with his client in the next few days before deciding on the future. "Roma has informed us of Liverpool's interest in the boy," De Marchi told Radio Radio.
"Now it's up to Fabio to have his say."
He added on IlSussidiario.net: "We were alerted by Roma of the existence of this deal. I cannot honestly tell you the details but, as Sabatini has already said, we're now seriously considering it.
"Would the player want to go to Liverpool? Honestly, I don't want to commit myself as there will be more news in the coming days. Wait for that."
Borini signed a new deal with Roma this summer after the capital club bought out 50 per cent of the striker's rights from Parma for £3.95 million ($6.1 million). Roma's sporting director Walter Sabatini said there was serious interest in Borini from Liverpool.
"There is a real interest shown by Liverpool for Borini.
"We are evaluating the situation with (Roma general manager) Franco (Baldini)."
Roma are looking at bringing in highly-rated Mattia Destro and could use the funds from the sale of Borini to seal the deal for the striker who is also interesting Juventus and Inter Milan. "We have been monitoring Destro's situation," Sabatini said.
"We are on alert. We are neither in nor out."
Meanwhile, Jonjo Shelvey has signed a new long-term contract with Liverpool.
"I am really happy," the 20-year-old, who joined Liverpool from Charlton Athletic in 2010, told the club's official website.
"Last season I was itching to try and push for a new contract. Now it's happened and I am ready to kick on again now.
"It's lovely to know I am in the plans for the future. At the moment, it's just about getting things right each day and proving myself to the gaffer here. The gaffer and his way of playing will suit me down to the ground and hopefully I can be in his plans."
"I think going away to Blackpool helped me a lot. It gave me some experience, I scored some goals and I came back a better player. Kenny (Dalglish) gave me a chance towards the latter stages of the season and I thought I showed what I can do.
"Tactically I have become a lot better and technically too. When you're working with people like Steven Gerrard and people like that, you're learning things day in, day out and it's an honour.
"There are still things in my game I want to work on and I'm going to keep doing that. On the physical side of my game, I'm going to be in the gym every day - and I've got to speak to the gaffer to see what else I can work on.
"I want to get into the first team and be in the starting XI on a permanent basis. That's going to be hard, but it's something I've got to work towards."
