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Brendan Rodgers will consider a move for Swansea hitman Michu if he misses out on top strike target Daniel Sturridge in January, writes the Sunday People.

The Liverpool manager desperately needs to add firepower to his squad when the transfer window reopens and Sturridge tops his wish-list.

But the 23-year-old will only be allowed to leave Chelsea if the club manage to bring in their own strike targets. And even if Chelsea do get their men, any Sturridge move north could be scuppered by the Chelsea bit-part player’s demands for regular first-team football as a central striker and wages of £80,000 a week.

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But Liverpool, who were prepared for a down-payment of £7million on a fee rising to £15m, will not consider such a salary – and had planned to field Sturridge on the flank.

That could see Rodgers turning to his old club Swansea for Michu, who has been a revelation in the Premier League.

Swans boss Michael Laudrup does not want to lose Michu and on Thursday claimed it would take a £30m bid to change his mind.

But even a more realistic bid of around £10m would represent a fine piece of business for a player who cost £2m just six months ago.

The Spaniard took his tally for the season to 13 goals in 18 appearances with two strikes against Norwich yesterday and has proved one of the buys of the summer.

People Sport understands the former Rayo Vallecano star was on Rodgers’ radar while he was Swansea manager and the way the player has slotted in at the Liberty suggests he would have no problems fitting into the Irishman’s Anfield blueprint.

Michu has been in such sparkling form this season that Spain boss Vicente Del Bosque is also monitoring him, with some tipping him for a call-up for the next round of internationals.

Rodgers’ priority in the transfer window is to take at least one striker to Liverpool to lighten the load on Luis Suarez.

He tried to sign Clint Dempsey in August but the American joined Tottenham and, with Fabio Borini out injured, Suarez has had to play up front on his own all season.

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