Reds preparing Elia move

Eljero Elia could be on his way out of Bundesliga side Hamburg after Premier League outfit Liverpool expressed their interest in signing the Dutch international, according to a report in Hamburger Morgenpost.

Liverpool have been in disappointing form in the first half of the season and sit ninth in the table, and the club's new owners are believed to have earmarked Elia as the perfect winter signing, with personal terms reportedly already agreed.

The 23-year-old joined Hamburg from Twente in the summer of 2009 and impressed in his first season in Germany.

However, Hamburg coach Armin Veh isn't completely satisfied with Elia's performance this term and has benched the winger on more than one occasion.

Elia is far from happy with his current situation and could be on his way out of Hamburg in the January transfer window.

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