Liverpool FC linked with shock swoop for Cardiff City goalkeeper and captain David Marshall - reports
Liverpool are being linked with a shock move for Cardiff City goalkeeper David Marshall.
Reds’ boss Brendan Rodgers is looking for a shot-stopper to put pressure on current number one Simon Mignolet, who has come under fire for his performances this season.
With a budget of apparently £5m set aside for the right man, reports from London suggest it is Marshall who has risen to the top of Liverpool’s hit-list.
The Merseysiders are facing tough competition to find a new ‘keeper with other targets apparently destined to go elsewhere.
Australian Mat Ryan, currently at Club Brugge, is wanted by Roma and Fiorentina’s Norberto Neto appears to be heading to Juventus.
Stoke’s Asmir Begovic is another option, but he is thought too expensive with Liverpool working to a tight transfer budget this summer unless Raheem Sterling exits Anfield in a big money move.
That means Marshall is said to be right on Rodgers’ radar, having been linked with the club before as well as across town rivals Everton.
Marshall’s stunning form in the Premier League also saw him linked with Arsenal and Tottenham last summer, but he stuck with the Bluebirds for a disappointing Championship campaign.
Marshall joined Cardiff from Norwich six years ago and has gone on to make 237 appearances for the club. He was rated the best goalkeeper in the Football League by former boss Malky Mackay and one of very few Bluebirds players to excel during the club’s only season in the Premier.
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