Tottenham have opened talks for Southampton defender Dejan Lovren.
The Daily Star Sunday says talks on an £18million move to White Hart Lane are active.
Liverpool wanted to complete a hat-trick of signings from St Mary's after snapping-up England World Cup squad men Rickie Lambert, 32, and Adam Lallana, 26.
Ideally, new Saints boss Ronald Koeman would like to keep Croatian Lovren - who has also been linked with Arsenal - but that is the least likely outcome.
