Liverpool are confident they will bank in excess of £20million from Danny Ings' impending exit.

The Reds striker is still weighing up his options with Crystal Palace leading the chase for his signature ahead of next Thursday's transfer deadline. Southampton, Leicester City and Newcastle United are also keen.

However, Liverpool have made it clear to his suitors that they aren't willing to budge from a valuation of £20million plus add-ons.

The Reds have cited the money changing hands for other strikers this summer. Fulham paid Newcastle £22million potentially rising to £27million for Aleksandar Mitrovic, while West Brom are demanding £20million from Burnley for 29-year-old Jay Rodriguez.

Liverpool are also holding out for around £27million for Divock Origi, who appears increasingly certain to leave Anfield after struggling to force his way into the manager's plans for this season.

Ings is only 26 and Liverpool believe whoever he decides to join will have struck lucky.

Jurgen Klopp doesn't want to lose Ings, who is a popular member of the squad and provides decent back-up for the frontline.

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However, Klopp understands his reasons for wanting to move on and is prepared to reluctantly sanction the sale. Two serious knee injuries wrecked his first two seasons at the club and he found his opportunities limited last term, making just three starts and 11 substitute appearances.

At this stage of his career, Ings is desperate to get regular game time and Klopp can't offer him that with Roberto Firmino and a resurgent Daniel Sturridge ahead of him in the pecking order.

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The former Burnley frontman, who cost the Reds £6.5million, returned to full training with the Liverpool squad in Evian this week but he won't feature in Saturday's penultimate friendly against Napoli in Dublin.

Ings is still building up his fitness after suffering from blisters and an ankle problem, which he sustained in the opening friendly of the summer against Chester.

Rather than travel on last week's tour of America, he stayed on Merseyside and trained at Melwood instead.

He's been doing extra sessions in France to ensure he's ready for the start of the new Premier League season. He has looked strong and sharp with Klopp hugely impressed with him.

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"Danny, very positive now, very unlucky before," Klopp told the ECHO.

"I know a lot of people probably thought 'oh my God again' (when he got injured), but it wasn't again, it was something completely new.

"When I saw the challenge it was like 'wow'. He came kind of through that game but we said 'come on, let it settle'.

"He was long term fit last season, he played games and then came back for pre-season. He's done all the physical stuff so he's fit but we're careful with that and won't rush things.

"We will see what happens on Saturday. We have to integrate three or four offensive players for that game so maybe it's not Danny's game. But he's in training again and all is good."