Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers will continue to stand by Mario Balotelli.
The Mail on Sunday says Liverpool are not actively looking to sell the player in January, believing the summer is a more realistic time to make a decision if the situation has not improved.
With Daniel Sturridge out injured until the new year, Rodgers has admitted his options up front are thin, with 32-year-old Rickie Lambert and Sunderland target Fabio Borini his only other senior strikers.
Rodgers has defended the decision to buy Balotelli, saying it was done out of necessity and with the backing of owner John W Henry and chief executive Ian Ayre.
