Liverpool eventually settled on moves for both Ben Davies and Ozan Kabak on a busy transfer deadline day, but the Reds were also sizing up other options should either of those deals fall flat.
Davies, 25, has arrived from Preston on a long-term contract for a relatively low fee, with the Reds putting down around £500,000 of a £1.6m transfer fee upfront.
Kabak, meanwhile, heads to Anfield on a kind of 'try before you by' loan deal from Schalke, with the 20-year-old joining in a move that doesn't include an obligation for Liverpool to buy, but does state that the final fee will be £18m should they wish to do so.
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