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Liverpool 'set for mass summer clearout'

By Barney Corkhill, Editor | 24 July 2018

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is reportedly hoping to offload as many as eight players before the start of the 2018-19 season, including Loris Karius.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp could reportedly look to offload as many as eight players before the end of the transfer window next month.

The Reds have brought in Fabinho, Naby Keita, Xherdan Shaqiri and Alisson Becker so far this summer, leaving them with a 35-man squad ahead of the 2018-19 campaign.

However, The Telegraph reports that Klopp is eager to trim those numbers, with Loris Karius headlining the list of possible exits following the arrival of Alisson.

Strikers Divock Origi, who has been linked with a £27m move to Valencia, and Danny Ings, who is reportedly wanted by Newcastle United, Crystal Palace and Southampton, also face uncertain futures at Anfield.

There is also interest in Lazar Markovic and Sheyi Ojo, while Marko Grujic, Pedro Chirivella and Ben Woodburn are expected to leave the club on loan in search of regular first-team football to help their development.

Klopp is thought to be hoping to raise more than £100m from the clearout, having already spent around £175m this summer.