LIVERPOOL are "mystified" by reports claiming they are on the brink of landing Feyenoord striker Dirk Kuyt.
Morning newspaper reports claim the Reds are on the brink of landing the Dutch international for £10m.
But Liverpool have not renewed interest in the player since their only bid to date - a player plus cash offer - was rejected.
Feyenoord want a straight-cash deal for their top scorer, but with the Reds still keen to land Seville's Daniel Alves, they will not sanction a fee in excess of £10m.
Feyenoord set Liverpool a deadline of last Sunday to meet their demands - a deadline the Reds allowed to pass with no fresh approach.
Kuyt himself is desperate to resolve his future, and failed to turn up for pre-season training yesterday - when a new team picture was taken without him on it.
But if Liverpool is to be his eventual destination, Feyenoord will have to lower their demands significantly.
Reds chief executive Rick Parry, meanwhile, says the club's plans to move to a new stadium are on course.
The Reds must prove they have raised £160m for the 60,000-capacity ground in Stanley Park by the end of July or face losing £20m in development grants.
Parry said: "There is a lot of work going on and the situation is coming to a head.
"It is something we are determined to bring off. Too much work has gone into it for us to fail at this hurdle."
* Antonio Barragan's £1.7m Deportivo La Coruna move is almost complete.
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