The powerful defender is also said to believe that Marseille will offer a greater guarantee of first team football. Boumsong, of course, would face the unenviable task of displacing either Sami Hyypia or Stephane Henchoz in the Liverpool defence.
Gerard Houllier will meet Auxerre manager Guy Roux later this month in an attempt to lure both Boumsong and Djibril Cisse to Anfield. At this point, it seems that Cisse is the only viable option for the Reds.
