Roy Hodgson today reiterated that Dirk Kuyt is not for sale, insisting the Dutchman is a key part of his Liverpool plans.

It has been suggested in some quarters that the 30-year-old's future could lay elsewhere other than Anfield, but the manager was robust when answering questions from journalists about the forward's future.

"We have not received any offer. Dirk Kuyt has not told me he wants to go," Hodgson told a press conference in Turkey.

"We don't want an offer and at this very late stage in the transfer window it would be remarkably unusual for us to accept an offer for a player we dont want to lose and for money we don't want.

"I need the player, I don't need money."

Hodgson also revealed there have been no new developments in the future of Javier Mascherano, who continues to be linked with Barcelona.

The Argentina captain was left out of Monday's Barclays Premier League clash with Manchester City by the boss and did not join the squad in travelling to Turkey today.

However, Hodgson is hoping for a resolution to the situation in the coming days.

"As far as I know there have been no further developments since the last time I spoke to the press," he said.

"The fact he's not here is, I guess, because the negotiations are on going between the clubs. If he played here tomorrow it might prejudice the transfer.

"I don't wish to do anything like that to the player. I don't wish to prejudice his transfer by forcing him onto the field in a game which might make it difficult.

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"But I am seriously hoping things will be sorted out in the next couple of days one way or another. I have no idea which way that will be.

"Going into Sunday's game (against West Brom), I think I am entitled to have the player available for selection if he is going to continue to be a Liverpool player.

"Tomorrow night was never a question, but Sunday is very much a question because I think that by Sunday I should know whether he is going to play for Liverpool this season or Barcelona."

Meanwhile, reporters quizzed Hodgson on whether he held any interest in the multitude of strikers linked with Liverpool in recent days such as David Trezeguet, Mario Gomez and Carlton Cole.

He replied: "No. This is the season when names are bandied around and connected with clubs. I'm pretty sure in countries like Germany and Spain, the same names are coming up and being linked with clubs there because that's the way the system operates.

"None of those players are likely to be playing for Liverpool this season."

Local journalists were also keen to see if Hodgson held any interest in Galatasaray's Turkish superstar Arda Turan.

But the boss said: "No. There are a lot of interesting players in Turkey, but the players here earn good money and very often they begin and end their careers in Turkey and don't need to move abroad."

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