Hannover are being forced to wait to sign Liverpool midfielder Ryan Kent.

BILD says Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp refuses to release the 20 year-old for loan until Philippe Coutinho's future is decided.

If Barcelona agree to leave Coutinho alone, Klopp will allow Kent to leave for Hannover.

"We're on hold," confirmed Hannover GM Horst Heldt, though warns they cannot wait much longer. "We do have alternatives."

But Kent, 20, remains their priority target.