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Monday's Liverpool transfer rumours: Mateo Kovacic deal gathering pace?

Mateo Kovacic of Croatia and Real Madrid
Image: Mateo Kovacic of Croatia and Real Madrid

Which are the most credible Liverpool transfer rumours right now?

Sky Sports has teamed up with Football Whispers to bring you the latest transfer talk as Jurgen Klopp looks to improve his squad ahead of the Premier League season.

Football Whispers have developed a unique algorithm to take all of the transfer rumours from across the globe and calculate the likelihood of them happening.

They track transfer stories and give them a score out of 5.0, with the hottest Whispers closest to 5.0.

Here's the current top two:

Mateo Kovacic (Real Madrid) - 4.7

Our colleagues at Sky Italy are the latest media outlet to report that Liverpool are in a battle to sign the Real Madrid midfielder for 30m euros - the rating has surged from 4.0 to 4.7 in the past 24 hours. 

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It remains the hottest Liverpool transfer rumour of the moment, but the 22-year-old is currently with Croatia at Euro 2016.

Lucas Moura (PSG) - 4.0

Talk of Lucas Moura joining Liverpool has kept him prominent in the Football Whispers algorithm for several months now and his rating has not dipped below 3.0 in June.

The 23-year-old Brazil international winger chipped in with 13 goals for PSG in all competitions last year, despite starting just 32 times. 

Hottest Liverpool whispers - Monday June 20

Player Club FW rating
Mateo Kovacic Real Madrid 4.7
Lucas Moura PSG 4.1
Sadio Mane Southampton 3.6
Mario Gotze Bayern Munuch 2.9
Jonas Hector FC Koln 1.9
Piotr Zielinkski Udinese 1.8
Gonzalo Higuain Napoli 1.6
Ben Chilwell Leicester City 1..6
Mahmoud Dahoud Borussia Mönchengladbach 1.2
Theo Walcott Arsenal 1.1

Don't forget to follow the most up-to-date information around the clock with the Sky Sports Transfer Centre.

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