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Ozil and Malcom to Liverpool? Latest transfer odds

By Russell Hughes

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 03: Mesut Ozil of Arsenal rubs with ball during the Premier League match between Arsenal and Chelsea at Emirates Stadium on January 3, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 03: Mesut Ozil of Arsenal rubs with ball during the Premier League match between Arsenal and Chelsea at Emirates Stadium on January 3, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images) /
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Are Arsenal playmaker Mesut Ozil and Bordeaux playmaker Malcom about to join Liverpool?

According to the latest transfer odds provided by Sky Bet, both those players are on manager Jurgen Klopp’s radar.

The move for Ozil makes more sense than the rumour about the interest in Malcom as the former will be more available in this window.

The sale of Philippe Coutinho has opened a gap in the Liverpool squad that the German playmaker could fill.

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He’s also coming to the end of the contract and the Gunners are facing the very real situation of letting one of their best players leave for free in the summer.

Alexis Sanchez has proven that Arsenal are willing to sell their prime assets to other Premier League clubs rather than lose them for nothing, and Klopp could make a similar move for Ozil.

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Sky Bet have the odds at the former Real Madrid man coming to Anfield at 12/1, although they also have Manchester United favourites to seal the deal at 9/1.

Malcom would be an entirely different kettle of fish and it looks like it would be a non-starter. His club have publicly said that the Brazilian will not leave this window, said the Sky Sports.

Despite that, there have been strong rumours about his departure from France and Liverpool are priced at 25/1 third favourites to get a deal done.

Previously Tottenham Hotspur were considered to be leading the pack for his signature – as per the Telegraph – but that looks like its fallen through.

Meanwhile, AS Roma have joined the race to sign striker Daniel Sturridge. The Liverpool Echo reported that the Italians want to swoop for Sturridge as a replacement for Edin Dzeko, who is attracting Chelsea’s interest.

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Inter Milan and Sevilla want the former England man on loan, but the club would much rather a permanent deal worth £30 million was done.