Liverpool
manager Brendan Rodgers insists Lazar Markovic still has a future at Anfield,
but will not be drawn on reports of a loan switch, Soccerway reports.
The
Serbia international arrived on Merseyside ahead of the 2014-15 season, but
made just 11 Premier League starts during his debut campaign.
Markovic
is now said to be close to securing a temporary move to Fenerbahce, although
Rodgers is keen to stress he is not closing the door on the 21-year-old. See Markovic photo after the cut...
“Markovic
still has a future here,” he said. “I won’t be commenting on transfers, in or
out.”
One
man to have already left Liverpool is Mario Balotelli, who completed a move
back to Milan on loan on Thursday after his own disappointing first season
under Rodgers.
“It’s a good move for Mario,” added Rodgers. “He
goes to play and gets a season of playing football in his homeland.”
Despite Balotelli’s exit, Liverpool are not short
on strikers, with Christian Benteke, Danny Ings, Fabio Borini and DivockOrigi
all at Rodgers’ disposal.
Daniel Sturridge will hope he can soon be
challenging Benteke for a first-team berth, but Rodgers says the England
international – out since April with a hip injury – will not be rushed back.
“There is no timeline,” he explained. “He’s come
back from America. He looks well.
“We will take it week on week. There’s no
pressure.”
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