Shock switch for Hammers star
RAFA Benitez will try to solve his Liverpool striker crisis with a �12m move for Carlton Cole. (Daily Star)West Ham may be forced to sell their leading target man in the January transfer window due to a cash crisis at Upton Park.
RAFA Benitez will try to solve his Liverpool striker crisis with a �12m move for Carlton Cole. (Daily Star)
West Ham may be forced to sell their leading target man in the January transfer window due to a cash crisis at Upton Park.
So Benitez is looking to take advantage with a move for the 26-year-old.
Cole has seen his profile soar after forcing his way into Fabio Capello's England squad. Kop boss Benitez is desperate
to turn his club's season around. Liverpool have won only one of their last nine games in all competitions as their season has disintegrated.
They are currently 11 points behind leaders Chelsea after their draw with Birmingham, and face an early exit from
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the Champions League.
Fernando Torres is out for another three weeks at least with his groin problem. Liverpool have struggled without their
main striker as David Ngog and Ryan Babel have proved disappointing back-up. Forced Hammers boss Gianfranco Zola will do everything he can to stop the move. But he might be forced to let Cole go as the club's Icelandic owners aim to raise funds in January.
Liverpool are not exactly flush themselves as owners George Gillett and Tom Hicks plan to raise extra investment to help service loans.
They could raise some cash through the sale of Javier Mascherano. The Argentine midfielder is believed to have agreed terms with Spanish and European champions Barcelona, but Liverpool would want a massive �36m.
