6-8-10: Liverpool defender Philipp Degen has joined Stuttgart for a season-long loan. The 27-year-old Switzerland international said: "For me this loan represents a great chance to rediscover my best form." August 2011: Liverpool have released Swiss defender Philip Degen from his contract by mutual consent. On transfer deadline day when Craig Bellamy re-joined the club, the Reds took their list of players who have left the club this summer to 25. A statement on the club's website on Wednesday night read: "'Liverpool Football Club have tonight confirmed they have cancelled the registration of Philipp Degen by mutual consent. 'The Swiss defender moved to Anfield from Borussia Dortmund in 2008 and made 13 first-team appearances.'