Source: SKY_Sports
Hertha in Voronin talks
undesliga side Hertha Berlin are in talks with Liverpool over extending striker Andriy Voronin's stay with the club.[LNB] The 29-year-old is on loan until the end of the season and Hertha have held initial talks over his longer-term future.[LNB]Liverpool's reported £4.4million asking price could scupper a permanent transfer, but the possibility of another season-long loan has been mooted.[LNB]Voronin has enjoyed a successful spell in Germany, scoring six goals in 16 league games including two in the 2-1 win over Bayern Munich on Saturday to send Hertha to the top of the table.[LNB]The Ukraine international had recently expressed that he was open to a return to Anfield once his loan finished but, could now remain with Hertha after opening discussions.[LNB]"Yes, we have now talked for the first time," Voronin confirmed to Bild.[LNB]The striker's agent, Andriy Golovach, added: "It was a good conversation, I think we are on a good way."[LNB]Hertha are keen to tie up the deal as soon as possible and club general manager Dieter Hoeness is confident a new deal will go through.[LNB]"Both parties are willing to continue. We really appreciate Andriy's performances," he said.[LNB]"His goals, his experience and his demeanour. And he has also said Hertha is a priority for him, because he likes the club and the city very much. [LNB]"We now know we have to work on solutions for this."[LNB]HoenessHoeness also refused to rule out the possibility of striker Marko Pantelic staying at the club despite manager Lucien Favre getting frustrated at the Serbian international's erratic behaviour.[LNB]The 30-year-old's current contract runs out in the summer and despite Pantelic revealing that he would be happy to stay no deal has been signed.[LNB]"Yes, we do not share the same opinion on Marko," he added.[LNB]"But I can understand Lucien Favre, Pantelic has a few idiosyncrasies, he does not like training on Sundays and would love to just get treated by the physios. But this is just impossible."[LNB]Meanwhile Hoeness was quick to deny that he would be replacing his brother, Uli Hoeness, as general manager of Bayern Munich.[LNB]With Uli planning to take over from Franz Beckenbauer as Bayern chairman at the end of 2009 he has admitted that he is on the lookout for a new general manager, but his brother has ruled himself out of the running.[LNB]"I can categorically deny that," he told Kicker.[LNB]"There was a time when this was well on our minds, yes, but nowadays this is absolutely out of the question."[LNB]
