Liverpool join Manchester United and Leicester City in race to sign Ahmed Musa

Liverpool have joined Leicester City and Manchester United in the scramble for the signature of CSKA Moscow attacker Ahmed Musa.

Bold.dk, via Sky Sports,has claimed that The Reds manager Jürgen Klopp wants to strengthen his attack in the January transfer window and has opened talks with a representative of the Super Eagles striker.

Ahmed Musa, an offensive all-rounder, is also on the radar of Everton, with the Toffees sending scouts to run the rule over him earlier this season.

Any move for the 23-year-old would require a fee in the region of 19 million pounds.

In 195 appearances for the European teams he has represented, the former Kano Pillars sensation has been involved in 94 goals.