Lyon defender Aly Cissokho is reportedly on the verge of signing for Liverpool for a fee of £8.7 million (€10m).

The Anfield outfit have had a busy summer in the transfer window to date, but missed out on Gael Clichy, who admitted to turning them down to move to Manchester City.

Le Parisen reports that coach Kenny Dalglish and director of football Damien Comolli have turned their attentions to the Blois-born left-back, who impressed for his underperforming team in 2010-11.

The report indicates that a deal could be wrapped up as early as the end of the weekend, with the Merseyside outfit looking set to continue their big-spending tactics.

Cissokho joined the Stade de Gerland team from Porto in 2009 for a fee of €15m (£13.1m), but owner Jean-Michel Aulas is believed to be keen to bring in revenue and is willing to make a loss on the full-back.

He has made 60 appearances for the Ligue 1 side, and has earned one international cap for Laurent Blanc's Les Bleus.