HESKEY IN SNUB TO BORO EMILE HESKEY has told Liverpool he does not want to leave Anfield and move to Middlesbrough. Boro boss Steve McClaren is keen on bringing the England striker to the Riverside Stadium during the transfer window and has made an initial inquiry with the Merseysiders. Liverpool would be willing to sell Heskey - despite his recent upturn in form - for £5million with French striker Djibril Cisse due to join the Reds from Auxerre in the summer. But Heskey - who has scored 56 goals in 207 appearances for the Reds since his £11m move from Leicester - is not keen on a transfer to Teesside and he would prefer to stay at the club he supported as a boy. He has 18 months to run on his current deal and he wants to prove to manager Gerard Houllier that he is worth a new contract. AC Milan are also tracking Heskey and have made contact with Liverpool about taking Heskey on loan for the rest of the season. Liverpool are also open to offers for Senegalese flops Salif Diao and El-Hadji Diouf, who are on African Nations Cup duty, as boss Gerard Houllier looks to overhaul his squad. The pair cost a combined £15m in the summer of 2002, but neither has justified their expensive price tags. Liverpool offered Diao to Stuttgart when they recently made an inquiry for Stephane Henchoz and the Reds would be willing to accept a knockdown price for the midfielder. source: The Mirror