Liverpool is reportedly ready to discuss Chelsea’s bid for Raul Meireles – but they want Daniel Sturridge included in any deal.
The Reds have recently rejected the west Londoners offer of £8m plus Yossi Benayoun for the Portuguese midfielder, but will be tempted to negotiate if Sturridge was thrown into the equation.
Kenny Dalglish has enjoyed an extremely productive summer in the transfer market, but has been frustrated in his bid to bring in a striker to challenge Andy Carroll and Luis Suarez for a starting place.
He lost out to Sunderland in the race for Conor Wickham, and is still trying to flog David N’Gog, meaning there’s still potentially one space left to fill at Anfield this summer.
Sturridge therefore, would represent an attractive proposition for Dalglish, and the Blues may be tempted to give him up for Meireles, even though the 21-year-old impressed Andres Villas-Boas in pre-season.
The Chelsea boss knows it’s becoming increasingly unlikely he’ll be able to prize Luka Modric away from Tottenham, and with Fernando Torres, Didier Drogba, Nicolas Anelka, Salomon Kalou and new boy Romelu Lukaku all competing for a place up front – Sturridge may be the logical sacrifice to land Meireles.
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