With Wigan Athletic now destined for Championship football next season they will cut their cloth accordingly and the 22-year-old Republic of Ireland will be one of the players likely to move on in order to remain in the top flight.
Liverpool join Newcastle, Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester United, Tottenham all queuing up to talk to the Republic of Ireland international, but Brendan Rodgers is keen to bring in new players as quickly as possible in the summer and McCarthy is sure to be on his shopping list.
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