Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has reportedly identified Abel Hernandez as his main target for the January transfer window.

The Uruguayan international, who was linked with a move to Arsenal during the summer, is believed to want to leave Italian side Palermo in a bid to secure his place at the 2014 World Cup.

This has alerted the Reds, who could land the 23-year-old for around £4m, according to numerous reports.

It has been reported that Rodgers will ask Hernandez's fellow countryman and current Liverpool centre-forward Luis Suarez to help convince him that his future would be best served at Anfield.

Striker Hernandez joined his Serie A employers from Penarol in 2009.