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Real are said to be demanding around €50m (£42.5m) for Odegaard, who has been told by manager Carlo Ancelotti that he does have a future at the Bernabeu.

It is a tough one to call, at the moment, considering it’s difficult to tell what sort of form the clubs will be in during the second half of the season. Although Gladbach are a good team, you would expect City to progress to the quarter-finals. Liverpool should also have a decent chance, but Chelsea undoubtedly have the toughest draw in Atletico.

It is believed that Bayern are determined to keep hold of the France international, and that is the reason why they have slapped such a high price tag on the player.

As it turned out, the Hammers managed to sign Benrahma on an initial loan deal with the move being made permanent if certain conditions are met. The transfer was reportedly renegotiated at the last minute following some issues in the player’s medical.

However, both Liverpool and Arsenal have been linked with the 20-year-old over the past year, and it seems the Reds could well make a formal approach in the coming weeks under the right circumstances.

Sporting director Michael Edwards is keen to get some deadwood off the club’s books in order to generate funds, with the Merseyside club hopeful of raising over £50m by offloading the likes of Neco Williams, Marko Grujic, Harry Wilson and Xherdan Shaqiri.

But Klopp’s men failed to heed that warning, and surrendered two points with almost the final kick of the game as Joe Willock powered the ball home after finding space.

The Real Madrid loanee completed his hat-trick with a low strike from the edge of the box before Son completed the rout with an excellent curling effort.

The return of Antonio from injury could prove the decisive factor for David Moyes’s men, who were battling for survival at this stage of last season.