Liverpool's owners FSG have reportedly identified their 'ideal club' to buy in LaLiga as they press ahead with developing a multi-club network.
The Premier League champions have had their eye on acquiring a second football team, with the pursuit among the reasons Michael Edwards returned as FSG's chief executive of football.
'It was vital for me that, if I did return, it had to be with renewed vigour and energy,” Edwards said last year.
'In practice, this means having fresh challenges and opportunities. As such, one of the biggest factors in my decision is the commitment to acquire and oversee an additional club, growing this area of their organisation.