LONDON, England (CMC):

Media reports here say Liver-pool are on the threshold of making a £12 million bid for Sunderland's Trinidadian striker Kenwyne Jones. Liverpool had been rumoured in the past to be interested in the 23-year-old frontman.

Reports say Liverpool are likely to attempt a swap deal which will see England striker Peter Crouch heading to Sunderland.

Keane, the former Manchester United star, has indicated Jones is not for sale and put him off limits at the close of the season.

"Sometimes a club might think they might get £20 million or £30 million and invest it and it's a good deal for everyone but it certainly wouldn't be a good deal for us to let Kenwyne go," Keane said earlier this year. "It would set us back a hell of a lot."

He has also valued the player at £40 million, describing him as one of the finest strikers in the Premiership.

Jones is expected to line up for T&T in tomorrow's international friendly against England in Port of Spain.