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[KARMANI]

Liverpool alerted to playmaker's availability


Liverpool have been informed that Fulham are now ready to cash in on their talented playmaker Steed Malbranque

Reports emanating from France suggest Fulham are prepared to listen to offers for the talented playmaker.

Malbranque's future has been the subject of speculation in recent weeks after he lost his place in the side earlier in the season.

The former Lyon star has struggled to reproduce his best form this season and was dropped by Chris Coleman.

Malbranque, who is under contract to Fulham 2007, is believed to be keen to stay until the end of the season, but the club are looking at possibly selling him in the January transfer window in a bid to bring some money in.

Fulham are likely to want in the region of £5 million for the Belgium-born star and there is sure to be no shortage of takers for Malbranque.

Aston Villa, Tottenham, Newcastle, Liverpool and Middlesbrough have all been linked with Malbranque and any hint that Fulham would be willing offload the midfielder could see the interested clubs step up their interest in the player.

Former Liverpool boss Gerard Houllier was always keen on bringing the player to Anfield and even made a bid for him not long before he was axed. That bid was withdrawn when Houllier left the club.

[stmichael]

breaking news

just seen rick parry nipping across Stanley Park with an envelope with Bill Kenwrights name on it... apparantly Real requested that we just hand over our first payment on Morientes straight to the toffee's as payment for Graveson

   

[addicted norwegian]

breaking news

just seen rick parry nipping across Stanley Park with an envelope with Bill Kenwrights name on it... apparantly Real requested that we just hand over our first payment on Morientes straight to the toffee's as payment for Graveson

   

[liamac]

St.Michael ...........that was priceless     

[Alanay]

Another Good one..

[the great one]

Nurnberg's Marek Mintal could be set for a lucrative move to the Premiership - according to reports in the German media.

The Slovakian international claims that one of The Premiership's big guns has made contact with his agent - and speculation in Germany has pointed to Liverpool as the interested party.

While Mintal insists that a move during the January transfer window is not on the agenda, he hinted he would consider a switch to England at the end of the season.

"One of England's top clubs has contacted my advisor," Mintal told German sports-paper Sportbild.

"I definitely won't leave in the winter, but let's wait and see what happens in the summer."

The 27-year-old is currently the Bundesliga's leading goal-getter after scoring 13 goals in 17 games for Nurnberg and it is believed that the unfashionable club will fail to keep the talented player at the Frankenstadion, despite a contract until 2008.

Mintal joined the Black-and-Red's in 2003 from Slovakian outfit MSK Zilina and played a vital role in helping Nurnberg to win promotion back to the German top-flight.

The club have denied that they have received an official bid yet, but their director of sport Martin Bader admitted that scouts from Liverpool have been present on several occasions.

"We haven't been contacted yet, but it's true that scouts from Liverpool were here several times," declared Bader.

If Liverpool do decide firm up their interest in Mintal, they will almost certainly have to beat tough competition from a handful of Bundesliga teams for the player, and it is believed that Nurnberg would expect a transfer fee of at least €4 million for their most valuable asset.