Liverpool Transfer News: Ilkay Gundogan, Sebastian Giovinco, Top Reds Rumours

New Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is reportedly eyeing Ilkay Gundogan, one of his former Borussia Dortmund players, as he looks to add strength to his new squad.

Midfielder Gundogan emerged at Dortmund under Klopp's management and has started the new Bundesliga season well.

Italian outlet Tutto Mercato (h/t James Whaling in the Mirror) reports Klopp is now looking to raid his old club and "tie up a deal" for the 24-year-old German.

Klopp has yet to take charge of a Liverpool match since replacing the departed Brendan Rodgers on Merseyside. He is likely to make a number of changes to the setup at Anfield, not least introducing an adjustment in formation, per Bleacher Report's Sam Tighe:

Klopp was renowned for his high-intensity pressing style at Dortmund, and he is sure to implement a similar ethic at Liverpool.

He will need to make his mark on the current Liverpool side he has been left by Rodgers. It will not be easy for Klopp to make such dramatic stylistic changes, and it is unsurprising that he is looking to bring in new personnel.

Klopp recently insisted he would not try to sign any Dortmund players, per German outlet Bild (h/t Liverpool Echo's Kristian Walsh): "I have no intention whatsoever to lure Dortmund’s stars to Liverpool."

There could be few better players for Klopp to bring in than Gundogan—the German international has played effectively under the 48-year-old previously—and he could make his mark on the rest of the team from the centre of the park.

New Dortmund boss Thomas Tuchel will be loath to let him go, and he is tied to the German club until 2017 having penned a new contact in the summer.

Similarly, rumoured Liverpool forward target Sebastian Giovinco—of MLS' Toronto FC—is also set to be a difficult signing to complete, per talkSPORT. 

The Italian has been linked with interest from the Reds and Tottenham Hotspur, but he insists he is happy in Canada, per Rai Sport (h/t talkSPORT): "I'm happy where I am. I only just changed club, so let me enjoy this adventure first."

Giovinco, 28, has been fantastic since joining Toronto from Juventus in January, scoring and creating bags of goals as both a striker and a No. 10 in MLS, per Opta:

He could, in theory, work brilliantly with Daniel Sturridge and Philippe Coutinho in a versatile and intricate front three, but at least for now, the move does not look on the cards.

Giovinco is clearly happy where he is and there is no guarantee that his form could translate from MLS into the higher-quality Premier League.