Clint Dempsey's mooted transfer away from Fulham looks to be on the cards after manager Martin Jol left him out of the squad for this weekend's Premier League season opener.
The American attacker has been linked with Liverpool this summer and it looks as though he will be on the move soon after Jol opted to keep him out of the clash with Norwich City on Saturday.
"Clint was not involved over the last four weeks so he is not going to be in the squad. He is not committed to the club. He wants to leave," said Jol.
"I would like to keep him, but I think it's impossible. It's a sad and an almost embarrassing situation."
But Jol admitted he was unsure if Dempsey, who scored 23 goals last season, will be joining the Reds who have shown interest during the off-season.
"Maybe Liverpool will come back," Jol added. "I can assure you that our chairman (Mohamed Al-Fayed) is strong enough.
"At first we didn't want to get rid of him, later on we had to change our position. But our view is that we won't let Clint Dempsey go on the cheap, that's for sure."
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