Liverpool could be set to beat Inter and AC Milan to the signature of Auxerre's Khalilou Fadiga according to reports in the Italian press.

Gerard Houllier could offer Bernard Diomede in an exchange deal for the 28-year-old Senegalese midfielder.

With a reported budget of £15 million to strengthen his squad, Houllier could well be tempted to add to the Senegalese contingent at Anfield.