Liverpool will struggle to even claw back a third of that inflated price-tag but they may be keen to offload another underperforming high-earner now that interest in Diouf has been announced.
Malaga director of sport Manolo Ruiz Hierro said: "Diouf is a player who we like a lot and who would fit into our style of play very well."
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