Liverpool defender, Andrea Dossena's agent has suggested that his client would like to work with Claudio Ranieri.

Ranieri is currently managing AS Roma and Dossena is said to be surplus to requirements at Anfield.

Dossena's agent, Federico Pastorello who spoke to AsRomaLive.it hinted at his client's preferred destination.

He said: "Andrea Dossena has always liked Ranieri, although I haven't heard from anyone [at Roma],

"Roma tried to acquire Andrea before he moved to Liverpool, but preferred [John Arne] Riise. My client, over the past year, has had several requests, including from Napoli. Ranieri tried to take him to Juventus, so I wouldn't be surprised if he was still among his favourites."

Pastorello also went on to explain the reason for Dossena's likely departure.

He added: "At Liverpool he is just collecting appearances on the bench. The Reds are asking about €5 million for his signature,

"Lippi has called him up several times, the next few months will be vital for South Africa."

Dossena is one of three players who could be on their way out of Liverpool with Andriy Voronin and Ryan Babel being the other two.