Roy Hodgson is interested in taking Paul Konchesky with him to Liverpool to replace Insua. Paul Konchesky is a player that Roy Hodgson obviously knows well and therefore would probably be keen on snapping up the former England international, even though Konchesky's family have been known to buy Everton Hospitality Tickets.

The 29 year old is a good attacking weapon and is pretty solid in defence and if indeed the Anfield outfit can nab him for a fee as low as £2m then that must be seen as something of a bargain.

The new boss has already snapped up Joe Cole and Rangers youngster Danny Wilson in intelligent deals and Hodgson is clearly looking to bring in more astute acquisitions before the new season gets underway.

Birmingham have launched a bid to prise Paul Konchesky away from Fulham.

Days after ending on the losing side in the Europa League final, Konchesky may have played his final game for the Cottagers.

Birmingham boss Alex McLeish is a big fan of the left-back and is confident that a bid in the region of £2.5million will be enough to tempt Fulham to sell.

Paul Konchesky hopes he can still earn a shock call-up to England's World Cup squad. The Fulham left-back has two England caps to his name, with his last appearance for the Three Lions coming in 2005.

Konchesky, though, has not given up hope of making the trip to South Africa.

"If the team keep doing well, you never know what could be round the corner," he told the Daily Star. "I'm gutted there has not been more [caps], but there is a world-class defender in Ashley. He's probably everything you want in a left-back. Other than that, I know Wayne Bridge has been in there and he's all right.

Konchesky was the second sending off after Erik Nevland saw red in a fractious match in Rome.

Fulham are unbeaten in five Premier League games and travel to Wigan on where Damien Duff could return ahead of the Republic of Ireland’s World Cup play-offs against France.

Europa League tables Fulham were unhappy with the decisions of Dutch referee Kevin Blom, and Konchesky said: “We’ve got the best referees. I don’t think we would get those type of decision in the Premier League.

You see Dickson Etuhu going up in the first half for a header and he’s given a foul against him. He’s a strong boy. In the Premier League that’s just normal. And Erik’s tackle, that’s just normal in the Premier League and he’s got a red card and it’s ruined the game.”

Paul Konchesky felt Fulham were given a raw deal by the match officials during their 2-1 defeat to Roma.

The Cottagers came unstuck in the Italian capital on Thursday during the latest round of Europa League fixtures.

Roy Hodgson's side had led 1-0 at the interval, but saw their efforts start to unravel once Erik Nevland was dismissed early in the second half.

Konchesky also saw red late on for a foul on Rodrigo Taddei, but the combative full-back insists both decisions were harsh on Fulham.

"In the English Premier League those are not sending offs," he said.

"It completely changed the game"

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