Scott Dann Liverpool Latest Target

Birmingham City defender Scott Dann could be on his way back to the Premier League, with Liverpool seemingly leading the chase after failing to sign Blackburn's Phil Jones.

The 24-year-old is said to be despereate to stay in the Premier League after Birmingham were relegated after a miserable finish to the 2010-2011 season.

Arsenal are also reportedly thought to be in the running for his signature, with Arsene Wenger looking to reinvigorate his struggling defence next season; however, this looks unlikely as Dann is a lifelong Liverpool supporter and former season ticket holder, which could work in Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish's favour.

It has been reported that Dann could command a fee of £10 million, somewhat of a bargain price given the big money transfers of Phil Jones [£16m to Manchester United] and Jordan Henderson [£20m to Liverpool].

The former Walsall and Coventry City defender, has made sixty appearances for Birmingham City's first team, and has garnered attention from a host of Premier League clubs despite injuring his knee in January's League Cup semi-final.

Liverpool Close in on Connor Wickham

 Liverpool are working quickly to secure the signing of Ipswich striker Connor Wickham this week, our sources understand. The two clubs were digging their heels in regarding their respective valuations of the player, but the signs are that negotiations are nearing an end as The Tractor Boys line up Cardiff’s Michael Chopra as a replacement.


Liverpool’s interest in Wickham is long-running but the Reds were reluctant the meet the £10m valuation set by his current club. However, David Ngog’s imminent departure has paved the way for an improved bid, while Ipswich are understood to have made a bid of around £1m for Michael Chopra as they look to plug the gap left in the wake of their star striker’s imminent departure.

Damien Comolli is likely to lead negotiations for the 18-year-old, and an fee of around £9m should be enough to secure a deal, although Ipswich are likely to demand future add-ons due to the player’s considerable potential. If that is the case the initial fee could drop by £1m or so.