The Liverpool transfer rumours continue to pour in as Rafael Benitez tries hard to find a formula to take the Reds out of the slump that has seen them win just three of their last fifteen games.

Todays offering comes from the ever-entertaining Sun newspaper, and suggests that Benitez is ready to offer cash-strapped West Ham £6m for their battling midfielder Scott Parker.

David Gold and David Sullivan have offered £50m to buy West Ham, but if the deal doesn’t go through, the Sun believes they will be forced into a fire sale in January, and Benitez will be trying to force their hand with an offer for Parker.

They also think that Mascherano will be sold to Barcelona in the summer if he continues to refuse a new contract an Anfield, and Parker would be the perfect replacement.

Parker is well-respected at Upton Park and won the Player-of-the-Year award last season.