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The transfer talk at Anfield has almost exclusively been about new additions this summer, but with three major signings made and a new reserve goalkeeper brought in too, there are likely to be a few departures at Liverpool before the close of the transfer window.

One of the most vulnerable current employees is French striker David N'Gog, who almost joined Sunderland as part of the Jordan Henderson deal last month and is now a target for Bolton as they attempt to challenge for a top-half finish, which is rated a 3.05 possibility.

The 22-year-old's first-team opportunities have been limited since Kenny Dalglish's return to the dugout in January, with not one Premier League start afforded to the forward, who had made nine under Roy Hodgson. Even chances to shine as a substitute diminished, despite a lack of squad depth.

The 12.5 fifth favourites for the title are keen to recoup an optimistic figure in the region of £6 million for the former Paris St-Germain man, which could yet persuade Bolton to instead renew their interest in Birmingham's Cameron Jerome, who misfired spectacularly in their relegation campaign.

Owen Coyle's pursuit of N'Gog forms just a small part of a fairly grand summer recruitment plan that has already seen Darren Pratley arrive from promoted Swansea and is expected to continue with the capture of ex-England Under-21 captain Nigel Reo-Coker imminently.

The Trotters have also had a bid accepted by Burnley for two of their star players, Tyrone Mears and Chris Eagles, as Coyle looks to improve in all areas to prevent a repeat of last season's dramatic collapse in form in the latter stages, which almost went unreported.

Having found themselves in top-six contention at the end of 2010, their record in 2011 was the third-worst in the division and consequently relegation worthy as they slumped to 14th, perhaps explaining why they are shorter than you might anticipate at 7.6 to go down.

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