Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish is planning a double transfer-window swoop on the Bundesliga.
The Reds have lined up Werder Bremen winger Marko Marin and Borussia Dortmund striker Luca Barrios.
Anfield director of football Damien Comolli identified Marin - German, but of Serbian descent - more than a year ago and Liverpool are understood to have failed in a bid to sign the winger last summer.
Now they are trying to revive the a deal for a fee of around £12million but time is running out before the window closes on Tuesday night.
Marin, 22, played twice for Germany during the 2010 World Cup in South Africa and is regarded as a promising young talent.
Tottenham are also understood to be keeping tabs on Marin but it is thought Liverpool are ahead of them in the race.
The Reds have only one recognised winger in Stewart Downing, signed from Aston Villa last summer.
Attacker Barrios, 27, has fallen out with the German club's coach Jurgen Klopp and is no longer a first-choice starter, despite being one of the Bundesliga's hottest properties a couple of years ago.
Dalglish's spies, as well as QPR talent-spotters, have been in contact with Dortmund to register their interest to see whether Borussia fancy sending the Paraguayan into the shop window on loan for the rest of the season. The asking price is around £10m. Neither Liverpool nor QPR are willing to pay that much now but would take Barrios on a loan basis - with an option to buy him in the summer if he does well.
French giants Marseille are also in the mix and are prepared to pay a fee. But their offer would become official only if they sold Loic Remy, with Spurs still waiting to see whether the striker's price comes down.
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