Italian striker on free transfer?

Liverpool have accepted that unsettled defender Glen Johnson wants to leave Anfield, According to The Daily Mail

There may also be a swap deal where Liverpool gets Brazilian-born Italy marksman Amauri and cash for Johnson.

Another Italian striker may however come to Anfield on a free transfer...

Liverpool striker target Antonio Cassano could become a free agent as soon as Monday, GiveMeFootball reports.

The controversial Sampdoria forward is set to leave the Stadio Luigi Ferraris after a major fallout with the club's president, and Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson is thought to be one of the parties interested in signing the player.

A decision over the player's future could not be reached in a court of arbitration last week, and the second hearing is schedule for Monday in Italy. If the club wins, it will see the player's contract terminated immediately, making him a free agent.

There is no shortage of interest in the Italian international in the Premier League or abroad, with Manchester City, Spurs, Juventus and Inter Milan all thought to be challenging Liverpool for the signature.

The Reds boss has money to spend following the arrival of NESV as the new Liverpool owners, but the opportunity to land Cassano on a free would be too good to turn down for the Merseyside outfit.
Liverpool defender target Philippe Mexes appears set to leave Roma, Talksport reports.

The French international centre back has reportedly rejected a new contract offer from the Serie 'A' outfit, opening the door to either a cut-price move in January or free transfer in the summer.

Reds boss Roy Hodgson is thought to be one of the Premier League managers thought to be interested in the player, with Arsenal and Chelsea the competitors to Liverpool in the race to sign the player.

TalkSPORT report that the player's agent is in advanced talks with Premier League clubs, with reports in Italy backing up the claims by stating Mexes will leave the Stadio Olimpico at the end of the season. Liverpool are thought to be one of the clubs in contact.

The player has been valued in the region of £2 million due to the length of time left on his contract, although Liverpool could look to negotiate a pre-contract agreement that would see the player come to Merseyside for free at the end of the season.

And finaly today, a new name:

FC Porto’s leading striker, Falcao, is being tracked by Liverpool in a bid to boost their striking options, according to Footballtransfertavern.

It looks to be an initial 4-month loan deal valued at £1.5m, with the option to buy the player for £14m.

Columbian sensation Falcao is 24-years old and has hit an incredible 51 goals in 63 appearances for FC Porto. He finished last season as the league’s top scorer and he has proved he is a natural born goal-scorer, something David N’Gog and Dirk Kuyt clearly are not.

He will provide the assistance Fernando Torres needs if Hodgson decides on a 4-4-2 formation and he will be a great back-up player at least, should the Spaniard get injured…..again.

Liverpool monitoring Newcastle striker

There has been reports saying that defender Glen Johnson is unsettled at Liverpool. The Guardian says it is believed Johnson has struggled to settle on Merseyside since his £18m transfer from Portsmouth.

This of course has fired speculations about his future, and according to Insidefutbol Italian giants Juventus is allerted.

Another unsettled player is Newcastles striker Andy Carroll. 

Today Goal.com reports that Tottenham are leading the race for the striker, with Manchester United and Liverpool monitoring his situation.

Carroll has been the subject of controversy in his personal life and figures close to the player now believe he may have to move away from Newcastle to settle down.

He is expected to be rewarded for his fine form on Saturday with a call up to Fabio Capello's England squad to face France on Wednesday.

Liverpool are in the market for a striker and would reportedly consider a move for the 6ft 4in forward, who has scored seven Premier League goals already this season and has terrorised defenders with his heading ability.  

Liverpool have reportedly set their sights on Juventus FC Torino striker Amauri.

Another striker on the monitor is Brazilian striker Amauri.

According to Italian reports, Liverpool have made enquiries about bringing the Brazilian to Anfield.

Amauri is a strong striker with a great eye for goal. He has good heading ability, and what he lacks in speed his makes up for in excellent technique.

He has scored three goals in 11 appearances for Juventus this term, all three coming in the UEFA Europa League. He found the net a total of 21 times in the previous two seasons for the Serie A side.

The 30-year-old is contracted to Juventus until the end of next season, and is valued at €7.5M-10M, ImScouting reports.

One younger player being linked is the Preston starlet Adam Barton.

Liverpool boss Hodgson is eyeing up a move for the 19 year old. He is is keen to buy British and the Blackburn-born Barton is rated as one of the most exciting prospects outside the Premier League, The Mirror reports.

Even though Pepe Reina has pledged his future to Liverpool, there keeps coming rumours about replacements.

According to ImScouting Liverpool is to line up Wolfsburg's Diego Benaglio as possible replacement for Reina.

Bayern Munchen are also said to be interested in the 27-year-old Swiss stopper, who is contracted to Wolfsburg until the end of the 2012/2013 season and is valued €10M-15M.

The Switzerland No. 1 is also great in one-on-one situations.

Amauri og Milito på vei?

Liverpool blir linket med overganger for en argentinsk midtstopper og en brasiliansk spiss.

Real Zaragozas midtstopper Gabriel Milito har også tidligere vært aktuell for Liverpool. Rafael Benitez forsøkte også for to år siden å ham til Anfield, men lyktes ikke. I følge tabloiden Mirror, som igjen har hentet sitater fra spanske medier, er han ikke uaktuell.

- Dette er min sjanse til å spille for en storklubb i Europa. Liverpool har en spansk manager, noe som er viktig for meg, skal Milito ha sagt.

Den spanske pressen spekulerer blant annet i at Liverpool skal være villige til å legge Mark Gonzalez pluss penger på bordet.

I tillegg skriver Sky Sports at Benitez er en beundrer av Palermos brasilianskfødte Amauri, som han mener er en av Europas beste spisser.

- Benitez liker Amauri og mener han er Europas beste spiss ved siden av Didier Drogba. Men Liverpool er ikke de eneste som er interessert. Flere klubber er interessert, sier agenten Grimaldi til The Sun.

- Men Liverpool har fulgt med på ham ganske lenge nå.