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In Pictures: Liverpool's potential transfer targets

By Jimmy Leach
Saturday, 12 December 2009

Matthew Upson
West Ham watchers are increasingly resigning themselves to a fire sale this January as their financial woes catch up with them. But while Liverpool have got cash issues themselves, they may be willing to strike to secure up a defence which has not had the resilience of last season - particularly as Upson is about to enter the final year of his contract and could be available for a cut-price �5m

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Liverpool appear to be ready to lower their wage bill by releasing as many as four players in January, with Ryan Babel, Andrea Dossena, Andrei Voronin and Philipp Degen among those who may leave.

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But it won't just be about cost cuts and manager Rafael Benitez will want to replace the dead wood in the squad with new talent. With the summer's big signing Alberto Aquilani hardly on the field yet, it is unlikely that he'll get huge money to spend, but some fresh blood is needed.

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