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title: "Liverpool could still buy Ings"
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author: "Fred Haas"
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published: "2015-02-04T13:08:34Z"
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# Liverpool could still buy Ings

So the transfer deadline has come and gone and Liverpool, true to manager Brendan Rodgers’ claims, did very little business. Not that there wasn’t noise with a flurry of enquiries made about Rickie Lambert as the window was closing. However, it was the rumours of Burnley’s Danny Ings making a possible move to Merseyside that garnered the most activity in the final days.

Despite the return of Daniel Sturridge, the Reds have looked woefully short of strikers, at least in form ones, making the prospects of adding the England Under 21 an intriguing proposition. However, the clarets, desperate to stay in the top flight, refused to be prised of their top scorer.

When the story broke, the notion of a loan-back deal was allegedly proposed and then soon scuppered due to Premier League rules. Yet rumours continued to persist that Liverpool was looking to find a way to bring the striker to Anfield.

According to multiple reports, Ings denied an approach to go abroad this summer and join David Moyes at Real Sociedad, because he now has his heart set on joining Liverpool. While interest from the likes of Manchester City, Chelsea, and Tottenham Hotspur is also being reported, the speculation is that Ings believes a move to the Reds improves his chance of a senior England call-up.

Today the Daily Mail reports that Liverpool may yet get their target. Looking to leverage a Premier League loophole, Liverpool may be able to secure a deal with Burnley for Ings’ signature and move him to Anfield this summer despite the transfer window closing. The proposed deal would require league approval.

Citing the 2010 arrangement between Manchester United and Fulham for Chris Smalling as precedent, it is believed that the league would not block such a move if it is deemed to be in the best interest of both clubs.

Since Ings’ contract is set to run out at the season’s end, Burnley stand to gain a better return should the striker leave for another English club, rather than go abroad. A difference of £3m versus a mere £200,000 in compensation suggests the preference of the Lancashire club, recognising that they can no longer keep the rising star.

The story will no doubt continue until all speculation and an announcement of Ings summer plans are announced.