the absence of Europe in 2013/14 - would further limit Shelvey's opportunities at Liverpool, meaning he has little option but to move on in order to further his career.

His departure will boost Rodgers' transfer kitty as the club look to secure deals for Shakhtar Donetsk’s Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Sporting Lisbon's Tiago Ilori. Both transfers are still some way from completion as negotiations continue.

Shelvey cost Liverpool £1.7million when he arrived from Charlton Athletic in the summer of 2010.

He made 21 appearances during his first season with the Reds and added another 16 under Kenny Dalglish in 2011/12.

A year ago he signed a new long-term contract and made a fine start to the campaign, which was marred by a red card against Manchester United.

His performances were rewarded with a firstThe ECB is considering restoring the toss to all County Championship games next season, removing the option to bowl first that is currently available to away teams.

The toss regulations were changed ahead of the 2016 Championship season, with the intention of encouraging home teams to produce better pitches. It was heralded as a success after its first year in place, with more games going into a fourth day and a higher proportion of wickets falling to spinners, but the average runs per wicket has declined in both divisions since then.

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The ECB's cricket committee, chaired by Andrew Strauss, discusses such matters at the end of every season, and ESPNcricinfo understands that it will recommend a change to the ECB