Liverpool 'are monitoring Adarabioyo ahead of potential free transfer'

Liverpool are reportedly monitoring Tosin Adarabioyo ahead of a potential move in the summer, with the Fulham defender potentially being available on a free transfer.

Adarabioyo has been one of the Cottagers' stand-out performers since their return to the Premier League last season.

Despite their impressive performances and standing in the Premier League for a second successive season, Adarabioyo is yet to put pen to paper on a new deal at Craven Cottage and could leave on a free transfer this summer.

As reported by The Standard, Adarabioyo has attracted interest from Liverpool ahead of the summer but AC Milan are also in the running for his signature.

The report continues to state that Jurgen Klopp's side 'need English players to meet their UEFA quota for homegrown players in the Champions League next season'.

Despite not qualifying for the Champions League last season, Liverpool sit top of the Premier League and are looking like they will return to Europe's elite competition next season.

They will be without Klopp, who announced his decision to leave Anfield at the end of the season, as a rebuild will continue without the German.

Joel Matip has been sidelined with a knee injury for the majority of the season, and is out of contract in the summer.

Virgil van Dijk has previously hinted at a potential Anfield exit when Klopp departs at the end of the season, but has recently rebuffed such claims.

'It's been taken out of context. To be 100 per cent clear, I am fully committed to the club,' he said.

'I love the club. I love the fans. [That comment] has fully been taken out of context. It's not about me. It's not about 'I', it's about 'us'. Nothing has changed.

'Five days ago we weren't even speaking about my contract so it's a bit