Liverpool will not be allowed to go over the heads of West Brom to sign Ahmed Hegazy, Al Ahly boss Sayed Abdel Hafiz has said.
Jurgen Klopp's side have long been slated for their porous defence, with Dejan Lovren, in particular, the most recent name to have come under the spotlight for criticism.
Reds fans had been confident of signing highly rated Southampton man Virgil van Dijk over the summer, only for the Anfield outfit to have to issue an apology to the Saints for tapping up the Dutch defender.
And, having failed in their pursuit of the Netherlands international, Liverpool have been linked with number of new targets – one of which being on-loan Egyptian stopper Hegazy.