Report: Fulham lead Cardiff City in race for Nathaniel Clyne

Claudio Ranieri has reportedly asked Liverpool to loan full-back Nathaniel Clyne to Fulham for the second half of the season.

The 27-year-old has lost his place at Anfield through a mixture of injury and the emergence of Trent Alexander-Arnold and Joe Gomez.

Clyne recently emerged as a target for Cardiff City, but The Sun suggests that fellow Premier League strugglers Fulham are the new favourites to sign the ex-Crystal Palace prospect.

Fulham have issues in the right-back department that need resolving, and Clyne would supposedly be open to a return to the capital.

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is understood to be happy for the England international to leave on a permanent basis further down the line.