Journalist: "Keep an eye on Liverpool and Man Utd" as Reds prepare £60M bid

Liverpool and Manchester United are leading the chase for Crystal Palace's highly rated forward Michael Olise.

The forward has been experimented with at Selhurst Park in a number of attacking roles with Roy Hodgson seemingly settling on a right wing role.

This season, he has been superb since returning from a hamstring injury and is now attracting interest from all the big clubs in the Premier League.

A recent report from Football Insider covered the ins and outs of the transfer battle. In Italy, Gazzetta dello Sport reports that Liverpool are prepared to pay between £52 million and £60 million (€60M-€70M) to complete his transfer to Anfield in the summer transfer window.

Why you should keep an eye on Liverpool and Man Utd in Olise chase

Liverpool and Manchester United are tipped as the favourites to land Crystal Palace's Olise in the summer by journalist Ben Jacobs.

He told Give Me Sport: “I don’t see anyone succeeding (or even necessarily trying) in signing Michael Olise this window, but there could well be a battle for his signature over the summer when a release clause, in his new contract, kicks in

“The clause is higher than his old and complicated £35m one which Chelsea tried to trigger over the summer only to see Olise pen a new contract. It’s too early to say if Chelsea will return, but I would keep an eye on Liverpool and Manchester United.

“Olise is having a superb season so far and a summer exit from Palace could be a real possibility because he wants to play European football. The extension at Palace wasn’t necessarily signed to stay long term so much as protect all parties, and raise the release clause because the previous one was set at a bit of a bargain.”

What a signing Olise would be. I've said before that I'm not convinced he is the player to replace Mohamed Salah long-term but there's no denying he's special.

Klopp is an expert in helping players find their best role that fit his tactics and I have no doubt he could do the same with Olise.