Bellamy 'could make surprise Liverpool return'

Liverpool's Roy Hodgson has emerged as the latest manager to express an interest in the transfer of out-of-favour Manchester City striker Craig Bellamy this summer.

Bellamy looks certain to leave City after casting doubts on the likelihood of making the club's 25-man squad for the upcoming Premier League season.

And Hodgson, who was a known admirer of Bellamy while Fulham manager, is keen to bring the Welshman back to Anfield just three years after he was sold by former boss Rafael Benitez.

Bellamy, 31, is still keen to stay at City but says he feels as if he is being forced out by current manager Roberto Mancini.

He told Sky Sports: "Reading between the lines how pre-season gone, it doesn't look great for me.

"[Mancini] has not spoken to me since February."

Bellamy continued: "I feel strongly I can offer something at the club but if I don't get in the 25-man squad, I don't know what I will do.

"I might finish, full stop, or look at every option I get.

"I feel I am not going to be part of it [at Manchester City]."

Despite off-field issues surrounding Bellamy in his previous stint on Merseyside - including allegations he hit then team-mate John Arne Riise with a golfclub during an argument - he remains something of a cult hero on the Kop.

His recent form for City has also demonstrated he has lost none of the pace that has terrorised Premier League defenders for several seasons.

And although the news of Hodgson's interest could spark debate among Liverpool fans, he could be regarded as a much more potent back-up threat than current number two striker David Ngog.

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