After Kane and Maguire's ridicule, Klopp wants the only player who shone against France, not Bellingham

By a score of 2-1 France eliminated England in the quarter-finals of the World Cup. The big culprit in England's elimination was Harry Kane who missed a penalty that could have sent the game into extra time. While Harry Maguire had one of his usual forgettable games. So Jürgen Klopp is interested in signing the only player who stood out for the three lions.

England's national team is a clear example, where youngsters have earned a place in Gareth Southgate's starting XI, as Declan Rice has taken over the Rosebud midfield. The West Ham United star has become in recent days a priority for Jürgen Klopp, who, given the inconsistent level that Fabinho has presented with the Red's, is considering making a juicy offer to the Londoners of 60 million for the only good thing that so far has presented the selection of "The Three Lions". Rice has two full starts in Qatar, where he has had above-average overall team scores.

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Rice came up through the Hammers youth ranks where he went through the entire Academy U18, U23 and U23 process all the way through to the first team. His talent, sacrifice and intelligence on the pitch led him to prematurely represent the Irish national team in 2015, but his desire to go to a World Cup led to a move to England in 2019, where he played his first official games and thus slammed the door shut on a call up by the Irish.

The 23-year-old midfielder piqued Klopp's interest once he made an authoritative showing at his first World Cup. Rice has been a regular for David Moyes who has used him in the Premier League and Europa Conference League, where he was an important part of the London club's run to the last 16 of Europe's showpiece tournament, winning Group B unbeaten with 18 points from six games.

Klopp wants Rice

Rice could arrive at Anfield and fight for a starting place alongside Fabinho, who is also in Qatar, but unlike the Brazilian has not played any minutes so far in the world finals. Fabinho has been a surprise inclusion in Tite's final squad, having only been given half an hour of playing time in Brazil's two matches on their tour of France in their last call-up prior to the World Cup.