Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson is set to be over-ruled in his quest to sign Fulham goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer.
The Sunday Mirror says Hodgson has already earmarked Schwarzer as an ideal replacement for Pepe Reina, but at 38 the Australian does not have the profile that fits into new football director Damien Comolli's brief.
The Frenchman, recruited by owners New England Sports Ventures without Hodgson's knowledge, has been tasked with the hiring and firing of players.
Co-owner John W Henry has already told Comolli he will not sanction the kind of free transfer deal that landed Joe Cole a four-year deal worth £150,000-a-week a few months before his 29th birthday.
