The People: LFC plan Bundesliga swoop

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Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish is planning a double transfer-window swoop on the Bundesliga.

The Reds have lined up Werder Bremen winger Marko Marin and Borussia Dortmund striker Luca Barrios.

Anfield director of football Damien Comolli identified Marin - German, but of Serbian descent - more than a year ago and Liverpool are understood to have failed in a bid to sign the winger last summer.

Now they are trying to revive the a deal for a fee of around £12million but time is running out before the window closes on Tuesday night.

Marin, 22, played twice for Germany during the 2010 World Cup in South Africa and is ­regarded as a promising young talent.

Tottenham are also ­understood to be keeping tabs on Marin but it is thought Liverpool are ahead of them in the race.

The Reds have only one ­recognised winger in Stewart Downing, signed from Aston Villa last summer.

Attacker Barrios, 27, has ­fallen out with the German club's coach Jurgen Klopp and is no longer a first-choice starter, ­despite being one of the Bundesliga's hottest ­properties a couple of years ago.

Dalglish's spies, as well as QPR talent-spotters, have been in contact with Dortmund to ­register their interest to see whether Borussia fancy sending the Paraguayan into the shop ­window on loan for the rest of the season. The asking price is around £10m. Neither Liverpool nor QPR are willing to pay that much now but would take Barrios on a loan basis - with an option to buy him in the summer if he does well.

French giants ­Marseille are also in the mix and ­are ­prepared to pay a fee. But their ­offer would ­become ­official only if they sold Loic Remy, with Spurs still waiting to see whether the striker's price comes down.

Source: The People

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