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Yevhen Konoplyanka, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk

Liverpool were on the verge of signing this Ukraine international in the January transfer window, before the Dnipro chairman blocked the £12m move.

Now six months on and the Reds’ rivals are in for the 24-year-old, although the Merseysiders could come back in for Konoplyanka as they have the added attraction of Champions League football.