Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson wants to keep hold of midfielder Lucas Leiva.
The Daily Mail says Lucas has been thrown an Anfield lifeline after Hodgson assured him he still had a future at Liverpool.
The Brazilian midfielder's days at the club appeared numbered after Palermo confirmed they had made a £3million bid and indicated a willingness to increase it.
But, while left-back Emiliano Insua may still go to Fiorentina, Hodgson feels Lucas' improved form last season has earned him a place in his squad for the coming campaign.
