Reds target £22 million duo in January

Kalou and Johnson on Liverpool radar

Liverpool are reportedly set for another spending spree in January as Kenny Dalglish is being linked with moves for Chelsea’s Salomon Kalou and Manchester City’s Adam Johnson.

The Reds have had a mixed start to their campaign, with some impressive outings being overshadowed by a humiliating 4-0 defeat at Spurs, which followed a disappointing 1-0 reverse away to Stoke.

Although many within the club have backed the decision to shrink the size of the squad over the summer, Caughtoffside.com is reporting that Dalglish will once again look for attacking reinforcements after the winter signings of Luis Suarez and Andy Carroll paid dividends last season.

Ivory Coast international Kalou, in particular, will be a massive addition to a front-line that already features Craig Bellamy alongside Suarez and Carroll.

Besides, his fight for a starting place in a crowded Chelsea attack received a major setback when his unnecessary late handball allowed Valencia to earn a 1-1 draw against the Blues in the Champions League last night.

Johnson has also struggled to feature for City this campaign, leading to apprehensions over his England future.

Given that he highly values his place in Fabio Capello’s national set-up, he is determined to gain more playing time at the Eastlands but it is being felt that the young winger will be prepared to leave in January, particularly if a club of Liverpool’s stature were in for his services.

While Kalou will reportedly cost the Reds in the region of £8 million, Johnson’s value is set at a much higher £14 million. But given that the Anfield outfit spent over £50 million combined to bring Suarez and Carroll to the club, spending £22 million on two proven top-flight players certaintly won’t hurt.

Nevertheless, it is obvious that at the moment, Dalglish and his side are completely focused on Saturday’s Merseyside derby rather than worrying about the transfer activity a few months from now.

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