Saturday’s Liverpool news and rumour roundup.
Liverpool are set to ramp up their interest in Marek Hamsik after the Napoli star refused to rule out a transfer away in January, according to the Metro.
Reds chief Brendan Rodgers is known to be a huge fan of Hamsik and has been strongly linked with him before.
Sunderland boss Gus Poyet insists that he has no hard feelings towards Liverpool striker Fabio Borini, the Daily Star reports.
The Italian looked all set for a return to the Stadium of Light this summer but opted to stay at Anfield on transfer deadline day.
Mario Balotelli missed Liverpool training on Friday as team-mates prepare for Aston Villa clash, the Daily Mirror reports.
The Italian international has been grappling with a bug this week but is expected to lead the line against a strong Villa side.
Liverpool goalie Simon Mignolet has dispelled the myth that all footballers and greedy and selfish after brilliantly making the dreams come true of one young Reds fan – by having dinner with him on his birthday, the Metro reports.
Reds fan Jamie, 8, was eating out with his family in a restaurant on Merseyside for his birthday when Mignolet spotted the shirt, and decided to pop in and dine with the lad.
Liverpool could revive their interest in Bayern Munich star Xherdan Shaqiri after the winger’s agent revealed a January switch away from the Allianz Arena was a strong possibility, according to the Daily Star.
The Switzerland World Cup star admitted earlier this week that he was denied a summer move to Anfield by top bosses at Bayern.
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