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Liverpool are ready to turn to in-form Newcastle star Demba Ba in their search for a striker after being warned off top target Son Heung-min.
Desperate for more firepower after an injury to Fabio Borini, Liverpool explored the possibility of prising Son - one of the Bundesliga's rising stars - away from Hamburg.
Targt man: Demba Ba could be the answer to Liverpool's striker crisis
Hot shot: Ba has scored 22 goals in 41 appearances for Newcastle
But Brendan Rodgers was told the South Korean is not for sale and has now switched his attention to Ba.
The Liverpool manager knows Ba, 27, would fit easily into his side's style of play and arrive with a proven goalscoring record in the Barclays Premier League.
Securing the Senegal forward's release from Newcastle should be straightforward, after it emerged a £7million get-out clause in his contract kicks in again in the January transfer window.
Rodgers's budget should extend to that, particularly in light of Liverpool's dire need to take the goalscoring burden off Luis Suarez. Agreeing personal terms with Ba may prove more of a challenge.
When Newcastle tried to extend their £50,000-a-week agreement with Ba, they were stunned by wage demands from the player they dismissed as unrealistic.
Meanwhile, interest from Liverpool and West Ham in 20-year-old Son has kick-started talks about a new contract with Hamburg.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...#ixzz29CYWxxik
Desperate for more firepower after an injury to Fabio Borini, Liverpool explored the possibility of prising Son - one of the Bundesliga's rising stars - away from Hamburg.
Targt man: Demba Ba could be the answer to Liverpool's striker crisis
Hot shot: Ba has scored 22 goals in 41 appearances for Newcastle
But Brendan Rodgers was told the South Korean is not for sale and has now switched his attention to Ba.
The Liverpool manager knows Ba, 27, would fit easily into his side's style of play and arrive with a proven goalscoring record in the Barclays Premier League.
Securing the Senegal forward's release from Newcastle should be straightforward, after it emerged a £7million get-out clause in his contract kicks in again in the January transfer window.
Rodgers's budget should extend to that, particularly in light of Liverpool's dire need to take the goalscoring burden off Luis Suarez. Agreeing personal terms with Ba may prove more of a challenge.
When Newcastle tried to extend their £50,000-a-week agreement with Ba, they were stunned by wage demands from the player they dismissed as unrealistic.
Meanwhile, interest from Liverpool and West Ham in 20-year-old Son has kick-started talks about a new contract with Hamburg.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...#ixzz29CYWxxik
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