Liverpool have reportedly switched their focus to Southampton forward Sadio Mane after missing out on Mario Gotze.

According to The Guardian, the Mersysiders are plotting a summer move for the Senegalese attacker after it was announced that Gotze was remain with the Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is keen on a speedy, agile striker who can be proved as a goal scoring machine and it is believed that the 24-year-old Mane fits the void space.

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Mane is also a reported target for other Premier League clubs such as Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur but the Reds have joined them in their pursuit.

Mane scored 15 goals in all competitions for the Saints last season.