As the week came to an end with a well fought victory over West Ham, according to Goal.com Glen Johnson tells friends he is leaving Liverpool to join Inter in January.
The England right-back still wants to leave Anfield following public criticism from manager Roy Hodgson, despite both men playing down the dispute, they report.
- Glen thinks he's going to Inter in January and wants to leave Liverpool if he gets the chance, a friend of Johnson's told Goal.com.
Another defender that could be on his way out of Anfield in January is Fabio Aurelio.
GiveMeFootball reports that Hodgson is lining up a £6 million part exchange offer to lure Emre Belozoglu back to the Premier League.
The former Inter Milan winger according to reports in Germany is available for £7m plus Aurelio.The Turkey international has experienced the Premier League before during a short spell at Newcastle.
Liverpool have already put together a short list of transfer targets in January after the appointment of Damian Comolli as director of football strategy.
Comolli will work alongside manager Roy Hodgson to identify targets from abroad and the focus has previously been on bringing young, seemingly French, talent to Anfield.
However, the club are also aware of the need to combine that youth with experience or risk having similar naivety to Arsenal, whose manager Arsene Wenger admits concerns over his young squad’s squandering of chances.
And Emre has previous experience of playing in England so would not need much time to settle into Liverpool’s team and he has been playing well for Fenerbache this season.
The former Manchester City midfielder has fallen down the pecking order at Villa Park with Houllier at the helm. He does not apppear to be a big fan of the schemer, regularly selecting players such as Nigel Reo-Coker ahead of him Caughtoffside reports.
The Liverpool boss will be given significant funds to strengthen his squad this January, and Ireland looks set to be his first major signing.
Another top priority will be a striker, with names such as Mario Gomez, and Fernando Llorente recently linked with a move to Anfield, they belive.
Roy Hodgson also has been on to France scouting again. This time to see Lille star Gervinho.
Hodgson took in Lille's win over Monaco at the weekend, but he wouldn't be drawn as to which players he was watching, Goal.com reports.Gervinho’s performance was rather overshadowed by another stunning display from teenage Belgian Eden Hazard, who frequently tore the Monegasque defence to pieces and was directly responsible for both Lille goals.
At the end of the game, when Hodgson was asked if he was following Gervinho, he simply stated that the Ivoirian was not the only good player on the field.
The Wigan winger has stated to the Daily Star that the Latics are only a “stepping stone” in his career:
- They know very well I’m not a player who is going to stay at the club. I give 100 per cent on the pitch, but, if there’s a bigger club that wants me, the manager and the president have always told me the door is open for discussion.
Birmingham had a £9m bid for him accepted in the summer, but could not agree personal terms.
French club Marseille are reportedly interested, and N’Zogbia said an offer from them was “not something you refuse”.
Italian sources quoted by the German 4-4-2 Web site claim the Treble winners are willing to pay Basel €7 million for the 19-year-old Swiss winger’s services.
Shaqiri has been linked with a host of clubs, including Juventus, Manchester United, Arsenal, Borussia Dortmund, FC Barcelona and Genoa CFC. Liverpool were reportedly taking note of Shaqiri last season, and in September it was reported that he was keen on a move to Anfield.
Shaqiri was one of the youngest players to go to the World Cup, testament to his potential. His pace and dribbling ability helped FC Basel to the league and cup double last term as he contributed six goals and five assists in his debut season.
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