Liverpool monitoring Cassano's situation

Liverpool are the latest club to have registered an interest in AC Milan forward Antonio Cassano.

The Italian international is not guaranteed first team football at Milan in a squad which includes Robinho, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Alexandre Pato and Pippo Inzaghi.

Now according to Italian reports, the Reds are considering making a move for the eccentric attacker, who privately feels he could mirror the success of Gianfranco Zola, and Paolo Di Canio in the Premier League.

Kenny Dalglish is short of a creative spark at Anfield and is in the hunt for a new attacker, but Milan assistant boss Mauro Tassotti has urged Cassano to resist the temptation to move and fight for his place at the San Siro.

'I would suggest to Antonio that he stays here with us,' the former Italian international told Milan Channel.

'He knows what we all think of him here - we class him as a great champion. The amount of games he plays next season depends on him.'

Cassano made 17 appearances for the champions in the past campaign, but only totalled 921 minutes - averaging 54 minutes per match.

He was signed for a minimal transfer fee in December after spectacularly falling out with Sampdoria chairman Riccardo Garrone over a charity event.

Source: Metro