Brighton has It is said that he refused An opening bid of £50m from Liverpool for winger Yankuba Menté.
Liverpool has been searching for a winger since the departure of club legend Mohamed Salah this summer.
Reports on Thursday suggest that the Merseyside club have made a formal £50m bid for the Gambia international, with Brighton keen to keep hold of the 22-year-old striker.
Brighton, who also face the prospect of losing midfielder Carlos Paleba to Manchester United, drew the first leg of their Conference League qualifier with Tromsø 0-0 on Thursday.
Liverpool have already added Victor Muñoz from Osasuna and brought in Ronald Araujo on loan from Barcelona to shore up the backline, but are still searching for an elite winger.
Yann Diomande was an obvious target before he opted to swap RB Leipzig for Real Madrid, while the investigation into Bradley Barkola hit an immediate wall when Paris Saint-Germain slapped a hefty £145m price on the France international. Liverpool have also kept close tabs on Paris Saint-Germain teenager Ibrahim Mbaye as they work through a shortlist of viable options.
That pursuit led them straight to Mente, who cost Brighton £30m upon his arrival from Newcastle United in 2024.
Mente currently faces nearly eight weeks on the sidelines due to injury.
