Roy Hodgson was in Belgium on Friday to watch Defour play for Standard Liege and apparently wants the midfielder as a replacement for Javier Mascherano. Liege will want around £10m for Defour so the Reds will no doubt have to sell Mascherano before making a bid.
Man Utd have also been linked with Defour but Hodgson will be hoping the chance to link up with Milan Jovanovic again will persuade the Belgian international to choose the Reds.