While Skrtel looks to an encouraging Anfield future, Cavalieri’s time at the club is drawing to a close following the arrival of Australia international Brad Jones as understudy to first-choice goalkeeper Pepe Reina.

Cavalieri will hold talks with promoted Italian side Cesena after tonight’s Europa League play-off first leg with Trabzonspor.

Jones completed his £2.3million transfer from Middlesbrough yesterday but was not signed in time for this evening’s fixture.

And Hodgson said: “Diego has done a marvellous job for the last three years. He’s a very good goalkeeper and a very good person, but he made it clear to me at the start of the season that after three years of watching Pepe play every week he might, if he’s not careful, lose his goalkeeping ability or his status as a first-team goalkeeper.

“He made it clear he’d like to leave and find a club where he’ll be able to play on a regular basis, so we set about the task of finding someone we thought would be as good a complement to Pepe Reina as Cavalieri has been.

“That’s why Brad Jones has come in. He’s the man we’ve chosen to back up Reina, put him under pressure and, most importantly, be ready to play.

“Diego will travel to Cesena after the game tomorrow night for a medical.”

Hodgson, meanwhile, has dismissed speculation linking Ryan Babel with a move to German Bundesliga side Wolfsburg.

“We’ve had no written or formal offers for Ryan Babel and he’s a player who I’m expecting to play for us,” said the Liverpool manager.