Roy Hodgson has reportedly
offered Joe Cole a bumper £90,000 a week in a bid to make the midfielder
his first signing as Liverpool boss.
Hodgson is working with under a strict budget at
Anfield and most of the transfers his summer are likely to be outgoing
ones, with Emiliano Insua the latest fringe player set to be moved on.
Hodgson has vowed to fend off any interest for Fernando Torres
and Steven Gerrard, however, and although Javier Mascherano could move
on, his aim is to strengthen his first XI.
Cole has already attracted interest from Arsenal and Tottenham
this summer and the Reds may face a battle to lure him north, but the
News of the World claims his representatives have met with Liverpool
officials.
The Merseysides hope a significant signing on fee and the promise
of guaranteed first-team football could persuade Cole to sign the
three-year contract on the table.
It is also claimed Hodgson could make a move for Fulham's Paul
Konchesky to replace the outgoing Insua.
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