Ajax and Galatasaray interested in Liverpool winger

Ajax and Galatasaray are interested in Liverpool winger Oussama Assaidi - less than six months after he moved to Anfield.

Assaidi joined the Reds from Dutch club Heerenveen in a £3m deal last August.

But he has found first-team opportunities hard to come by - he's made just seven appearances, none of which have come in the Premier League.

The 24-year-old, who is set to feature for Morocco at this month's African Cup of Nations, is contracted to Liverpool until 2016 and it appears unlikely that the Merseysiders will cash in on him so soon after signing him.

But both Ajax and Galatasaray have hopes of securing the winger on a temporary basis, and they are considering loan bids before the end of the January transfer window.