Having only arrived in the summer, apparently this Swiss full-back has not impressed Rafa and, according to this source, is set to leave the club…but he only just got here?

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Rafa Benitez is ready to offload Philipp Degen after just 73 minutes of action in the Carling Cup against Crewe. (The People)

Many struggled to understand the signing of Degen in the first place as he didn’t even manage a start for the Switzerland national team at Euro 2008, leading many to wonder how the hell he would ever warrant a start in the first team at the Premier League club! Well so it has proved, as his only action thus far in a Reds shirt came in the Carling Cup.

I guess Benitez thought he had little to lose as he cost nothing, and I would still be surprised if this report is correct, but I don’t see the 25-year-old making a name for himself at Anfield. Do Liverpool fans think that Degen will be offloaded as this source suggests?

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