Liverpool are preparing a bid for Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema, ahead of a proposed transfer at the end of the season.
Reports in Spain suggest that Madrid are ready to let the Frenchman depart the Bernabeu, with Liverpool seemingly now the front-runners for his prized signature.
The 27-year-old has been in Madrid for six-years, with his stay set to come to an end in a £34m move away from the European Champions.
Brendan Rodgers’ is in need of a world-class striker in the summer, and is ready to spend big to aid a title-challenge next season, with last years big money move, Mario Balotelli, failing to live up to expectations at Anfield .
by Ben Reardon