Liverpool to delay replacing Simon Mignolet?

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has given his biggest hint yet that Simon Mignolet will not be replaced before the transfer window closes.

The Reds have been linked with Barcelona's out-of-favour keeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen in recent days, but Rodgers suggested that a deal for any shot-stopper before the end of January is unlikely.

The Northern Irishman told the Liverpool Echo: "We will see how that evolves over the next few days but I can't see it happening this month.

"It's just a case of availability. We definitely need to have three [senior] keepers here.

"At the minute we have got one fit and one injured. Brad [Jones] still has a wee bit to go but he's not far away from fitness. Danny Ward at some point will need a loan period to get games."

Mignolet is likely to feature for the Reds when they face West Ham United on Saturday afternoon.