From Sunday Times. Raul Meireles is ready to leave Liverpool after a dispute with the club’s owners over an informal agreement to improve his contract. The versatile Portugal midfielder, signed from Porto for an initial £11.5m last summer, has been offered overseas for about £13m. Voted the PFA Fans’ Player of the Year after a season in which he was central to Liverpool’s revival under Kenny Dalglish, the 28-year-old feels he has been let down. Such was Meireles’ desire to play Premier League football last August that he accepted a relatively low salary to facilitate a move. He believes there was an understanding that those terms would be revised if he did well. He started 32 Premier League games, scoring five times, but attempts to open talks about a new deal with owners Fenway Sports Group proved fruitless and last week he was told he was for sale. Juventus have offered a choice of Brazil international Felipe Melo or former Anfield midfielder Mohamed Sissoko in exchange for Meireles but Liverpool want straight cash. Dalglish is keen on recruiting domestic talent and having bought Jordan Henderson from Sunderland for an initial £16m, he is confident of sealing deals for Aston Villa winger Stewart Downing (£16m) and Blackpool playmaker Charlie Adam (£8m) before the month ends. It is understood Downing has already agreed personal terms with Liverpool, who also expect to secure Adam, a player they failed to land in January with a £7m offer.