Liverpool FC have loaned out former France Under-21 striker Anthony Le Tallec to Le Mans UC 72 for the season. The 22-year-old returns to homeland yet again having spent much of his time there on temporary deals since joining Liverpool from Le Havre AC in 2003. Le Tallec has had spells at AS Saint-Etienne, FC Sochaux-Montbéliard, Le Havre and Sunderland AFC in the past four years.