All of the latest news about Liverpool from the last 24 hours.
The Express are reporting that Liverpool are interested in signing Barcelona attacker Alexis Sanchez.The paper claim Brendan Rodgers has sent scouts to watch the Chilean in action, but the La Liga leaders are reluctant to sell. He has scored just one goal so far this season.
Liverpool have also been linked with Swansea City striker Michu ahead of the January transfer window. Swansea boss Michael Laudrup recently said it would take a bid of £30 million to sign the Spaniard and with Liverpool needing a front man, reports have suggested that they are readying a bid.
Brendan Rodgers has piled the praise onto 20-year-old Jonjo Shelvey. Shelvey was asked to lead the Liverpool attack for the 3-2 win over West Ham in the absence of Luis Suarez. Rodgers says the player showed a maturity beyond his age which suggests Shelvey will be a first team regular for the rest of the season.
Luis Suarez has revealed that he is not interested in a move to Italy. He has confirmed that Juventus have been making enquiries over his services but the Liverpool front man has confirmed that he will not be leaving the club for Serie A in January or at the end of the season.
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard says the club are going for a Champions League place by the end of the season. Gerrard scored an own goal against West Ham but Liverpool pushed on for a 3-2 win that saw them move into the top half of the Premier League table.
Joe Cole has cast doubt over a possible loan move to QPR by stating he wants to stay at Liverpool. Cole came off of the bench to score Liverpool’s second goal against West Ham United and he says he wants to stay and fight for his place in the Liverpool first team.
Stewart Downing has suggested he will not be going anywhere in January despite reports to the contrary. Media sources have linked Downing with a move back to former club Middlesbrough but he has suggested he has a big role to play down the left of the Liverpool team over the coming weeks.
Liverpool links with Real Betis midfielder Benat have been strengthened by reports this morning in the national dailies. Liverpool were linked with the play maker last week and Betis have confirmed that any bid would need to be in the region of 20 million Euros as they have already turned down an approach from Wolfsburg.
Liverpool could face heavy competition from Manchester United for Stoke City goalkeeper Asmir Begovic. Brendan Rodgers has been linked with signing a goalkeeper in recent reports to replace the inconsistent Pepe Reina with Begovic one of the names mentioned ahead of the January window.
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