Liverpool FC striker David Ngog set for Anfield exit

KENNY DALGLISH’S clearout of his Liverpool FC squad is set to continue with striker David Ngog on the verge of joining Bolton Wanderers.

The 22-year-old has been deemed surplus to requirements at Anfield this summer, and is now closing in on a £4million switch to the Reebok Stadium.

Trotters manager Owen Coyle has been desperate to add a striker to his squad all summer, and having missed out on Chelsea’s Daniel Sturridge, has identified Ngog as his ideal solution.

Coyle admitted after his side’s 4-0 victory over Queens Park Rangers on Saturday that he was in the market for a forward, despite the addition of Turkish star Tuncay last week.

Talks concerning Ngog have been ongoing for the past two weeks and a fee is now close to being agreed.

West Ham have also expressed an interest, but a move to Bolton could take place before the Trotters’ clash with Manchester City on Sunday.

Ngog joined Liverpool from French side Paris St Germain for £1.5m in the summer of 2008, and made 94 appearances for the Anfield outfit, scoring 19 goals.

He proved an able deputy for first choice Fernando Torres under both Rafael Benitez and Roy Hodgson, but Dalglish’s arrival, coupled with those of strikers Andy Carroll and Luis Suarez back in January, saw his opportunities limited.

He is yet to make a Barclays Premier League start under Dalglish, and was expected to join Sunderland earlier this summer, but saw a move to Wearside fall through after he was unable to agree personal terms.

But with just one year remaining on his Anfield contract, a move to Coyle’s improving side could be in the best interests of all parties.