Steven Gerrard has revealed he is more than happy to advise Jude Bellingham amid reports that the England midfielder could switch to Liverpool.

The £100m rated Dortmund star has been linked with Jurgen Klopp's Reds since some impressive performances at the World Cup in Qatar.

Real Madrid have also been linked and it has been reported that the pair will go to battle to try and gain Bellingham's sought-after signature.

"All he needs to do is send his diary to me, when he's got a free day,” Gerrard explained on BT Sport. "I'll fly to Dortmund personally, take him out for a nice dinner and we'll talk about it.

“Right now, I think the obvious one is Bellingham off the back of the World Cup and what he’s doing out in Dortmund anyway.

“I’m a huge fan of him, I think the way he comes across, the way he speaks about the game, his performances that I’ve seen every time he impresses me.

“He’s the obvious one at the moment because Henderson is adapting his game when he covers Trent [Alexander-Arnold] a little bit on that right-hand side, Thiago is more of a footballer whilst Fabinho stays.

“Liverpool lack this running number eight who can arrive in the box, can get you a goal, who’s got that power, who’s got that burst, who can step aside and really leave someone for dead. Bellingham ticks all them boxes so he’s the obvious one.”

On Liverpool's current squad, he added: “They’ve had some injuries in that department, I think that if Liverpool’s midfield is all fully fit you’ve got Henderson, Fabinho - Fabinho right at it - and the class of Thiago, in top form it’s a very good midfield.

“They’re all experienced, they’ve all had fantastic careers, but I think the thing is if one or two of them is missing then you’re relying on young players, you’re relying on players that haven’t really hit the ground running here at Liverpool like Keita for example.

“It has become a little bit stale in the engine room so that’s why there’s been a lot of talk about midfielders and signings, and will Jurgen go into the transfer market.”