Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez is planning a January raid on West Ham United.

The Daily Star says Liverpool are planning a £15m double swoop for West Ham pair Matt Upson and Herita Ilunga.

Benitez is already eyeing a £12m move for Hammers striker Carlton Cole, 26.

But the Londoners are holding out for around £20m for the England star which is likely to stretch the Reds' budget too far.

Benitez will go back to the East End for Upson, 30, and Ilunga, 27, if he fails to prise Cole away.