Makeweight in Mascherano Barca move?

Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson has made it clear that he would like to keep Argentine international Javier Mascherano at Anfield but the player has suggested it would be best to move on. That’s the nature of football and with Barcelona sniffing around the player; it looks as though he will be on his way from Merseyside soon.

The current chat and rumours suggest that a fee of around 15 million euros and Alexander Hleb will be coming to Liverpool to take Mascherano to the Camp Nou.

Obviously the two players are not involved in a like for like swap but we’re not sure if Hleb is what Liverpool need this season. Hleb has always struck us as a luxury player and not one you would turn to week in and week out to fire your team.

There is no shame in not becoming a first team regular at Barcelona, Hleb was a strong part of the squad that won the treble and he has definitely been a major player for Stuttgart where he spent last season on loan.

With Joe Cole coming to Anfield for free, Liverpool have already picked up a player that create goals out of nothing but can’t turn it on every single game. The fact that these wingers / attacking midfielders tend to flit in and out of games and struggle for consistency is perhaps a reason to have two of them in your squad but we’re not sure if Liverpool would be better off with the cash to enable them to strengthen other areas.

A lot depends on any proposed takeover of Liverpool but if this does not take place before the close of the window, it may not provide any great assistance to Roy Hodgson. Depending on the flexibility of Barcelona (who have their own financial concerns), straight cash may be a better option than the choice of cash plus Hleb.

Do you think Hleb would be of any benefit to Liverpool?

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