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This could prove a stumbling block but Redknapp’s assistant Joe Jordan suggests Crouch won’t be leaving on the cheap.
“I don’t think we will let him go too easily,” said Jordan.
“He is a player that has proved himself at Tottenham.
“We weren’t quite good enough last year to win the Premier League, so you are looking to improve and you may have to give up one player to get another.
“I don’t know what way that will come, it depends on the demand for our players and what we are looking for.
“We have got some terrific players and we certainly want to keep them but you are looking to bring in and improve your squad by getting other terrific players.”
Liverpool’s fixture against West Bromwich Albion at Anfield has been moved back 24 hours from Saturday 28 August to Sunday 29 August (3pm kick-off).
This is due to second leg of the Europa League play-off tie against Trabzonspor in Turkey being played on Thursday 26 August.
