Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers wants to bring one of Tottenham Hotspur duo Michael Dawson and Steven Caulker to Anfield, if Daniel Agger leaves the club.
Liverpool has resisted the Premier League champions’ offers for the Danish international, having already turned down a bid thought to be in the region of £20 million.
Agger revealed that he would like to stay at the club, but admitted he knew the decision was in the hands of the Liverpool hierarchy.
Agger may have also attracted the attention of Barcelona, after disclosing that the Catalan giants are the only other club the defender could see himself playing for.
Metro report that Brendan Rodgers is preparing a list of possible replacements in response, and considers Dawson or Caulker viable targets.
Tottenham signed former Ajax captain and Dutch international Jan Vertonghen earlier in the summer for £10 million, and he is expected to partner Younes Kaboul, who excelled last season, in the heart of defence.
20-year-old Caulker enjoyed an impressive campaign on loan at Swansea City last season, which preceded another eye-catching showing for Team GB at this summer’s London 2012 games.
Metro suggest he could be available on loan again this season, which may be of interest of Rodgers, who has already investigated the loan market, eyeing short term deals for Real Madrid’s Nuri Sahin and Barcelona’s Cristian Tello.
Michael Dawson, who spent most of the 2011/12 season out through injury, may find his route to the first team slightly more difficult, with Frenchman William Gallas still at the club too, and may be considered a more realistic option for Rodgers.
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