Exit door opens

Liverpool look likely to allow both Ryan Babel and Andy Voronin to leave the club in January as they clear out some fringe players.

Boss Rafa Benitez is looking to raise some money to try and add to his squad with a striker the main priority to play alongside Fernando Torres and, with that in mind, he will be looking to offload some players whose futures appear elsewhere.

Ukranie international Voronin has never cemented a place in the side since arriving from Bayer Leverkusen on a free transfer more than two years ago, he spent last season on loan at Hertha Berlin and now Eintracht Frankfurt have confirmed an interest.

Dutchman Babel has failed to come anywhere near to living up to his £11m price tag and, after another outburst saying he wanted to go if he was not playing, he is likely to get his wish if someone comes up with a decent offer.