Liverpool to sign winger Maxi Rodriguez on loan from Atletico Madrid

01 January 2010 18:57
But manager Rafael Benítez must first free up space on the club's wage bill by offloading striker Andriy Voronin.[LNB]The Ukrainian has not featured for Liverpool since the 1-1 Champions League draw in Lyons and was last week pictured on holiday in Miami with his wife, Yulia, as his club faced two crucial Premier League games against Wolves and Aston Villa.[LNB]Voronin has been told he is surplus to requirements at Anfield and Benítez would be prepared to sell him, with Moscow clubs CSKA and Dynamo both understood to be considering £1.5 million bids.[LNB]The Liverpool manager hopes to add at least two attacking players to his squad, while the injury sustained by Glen Johnson in the win at Villa Park means he may seek a short-term loan deal to bolster his cover at right-back.[LNB]Rodriguez, meanwhile, has found himself on the fringes at Atletico Madrid this season. His contract expires at the end of the season and Atletico are resigned to losing him for nothing in June.[LNB]Rodriguez, though, knows he must play regular first-team football if he is to earn a place in Diego Maradona's World Cup squad. [LNB]Juventus, Merseyside rivals Everton and the Argentine clubs Boca Juniors and Newell's Old Boys are also believed to be monitoring the situation, though Rodriguez is thought to be tempted by the prospect of rejoining former team-mate Fernando Torres at Anfield.[LNB][LNB]

Source: Telegraph