Liverpool have their sights set on one of Europe’s brightest talents who impressed Thierry Henry and Jamie Carragher in the Champions League on Tuesday night.

The quest to replace Mohamed Salah has seen plenty of exciting transfer prospects identified in the past couple of weeks. But no player is quite as appealing a target as Bayern Munich’s Michael Olise, who made the Bernabeu his playground in a first-leg win over Real Madrid.

After the game, Henry and Carragher discussed his performance, illustrating why Liverpool are so keen to bring him back to the Premier League in the upcoming summer window.

The pundit duo were on the job on Tuesday night, covering a blockbuster Champions League tie between two of the competition’s most successful clubs.

Appearing on CBS, Henry was full of praise for his fellow Frenchman, who had Alvaro Carreras chasing his tail for 90 minutes.

He said: “There is something that Michael does ever so well, that wingers do not do. As soon as he controls it, he squares you straight away,...