Mascherano wants to quit Reds

Javier Mascherano wants to leave Liverpool, the club’s manager Roy Hodgson has confirmed.

Hodgson has been speaking to the Reds’ key figures since taking over from Rafael Benitez at Anfield and while captain Steven Gerrard has indicated he wants to stay, Argentina skipper Mascherano is keen to move on, with reports linking him with a reunion with Benitez at Inter Milan.