Liverpool are preparing a clear-out as the Anfield side looks to
generate funds for significant signings this summer. Kenny Daglish
and director of football Damien Comolli have reportedly been
considering which players in the club’s squad they are willing to
offload and perhaps unsurprisingly a number of those are players
brought in by Roy Hodgson.
Milan Jovanovic has failed to make an impact at the club and
will be allowed to leave should a decent offer come in for the
Serbian who is being chased by a string of Bundesliga sides.
Philipp Degen is currently on loan at Stuttgart and the signs are
that the Swiss international is unlikely to return to
Liverpool.
Paul Konchesky has had a dire time at Liverpool and was sent out
on loan to Nottingham Forest where he has proved a success and
there is talk that Fulham may be interested in buying the 29 year
old back and given that he cost the Merseyside club nothing in the
first place it could take as little as £1.5m to take the defender
back to Craven Cottage.
Christian Poulsen came in for a torrid time during the Hodgson
reign and has barely featured since Kenny Dalglish arrived on the
scene and the defensive midfielder will be offered at a reduced
price of around £3-4m and there is reported interest from some
Serie A sides including from Genoa and Cagliari.
Emiliano Insua is also very much up for sale and looked likely
to join Fiorentina last summer until the deal stalled but a move to
Florence may be back on although the Argentine may seek to stay at
Galatasaray where he is currently in the middle of a loan
spell.
Alberto Aquilani is having a great season at Juventus and has
fought his way back into the Italian national team set-up but the
Turin side are unwilling to pay the £15m that Liverpool are
demanding, although the 26 year old has stated that he would be
open to a return back to England the signs are that there are a
number of other Serie A sides who may well be willing to pay the
asking price.
Finally Joe Cole stands on something of a precipice. Dalglish is
keen to give the former Chelsea man a chance to prove himself and
the England international has not really had a run of games to show
the Liverpool boss what he has to offer. There is apparently a
queue of clubs who would jump at the chance to sign the attacking
midfielder with West Ham and Everton apparently willing to take the
29 year old on if he is indeed offloaded.
