Liverpool's managing director Ian Ayre is in Spain at the moment to secure the loan of Nuri Sahin and Barcelona's Cristian Tello.
The Turkish player is high on the wanted list of Brendan Rodgers, Liverpool's new manager, and there has already been contact between the two clubs.
Liverpool travel to Spain to arrange Sahin loan
The Reds have got the advantage over Arsenal.
Sahin is also in Arsenal's sights, but there's optimism on Merseyside that Anfield is the player's preferred destination. Rodgers could give him the minutes that he wouldn't get at Madrid. He sees Sahin as a perfect addition to a midfield which will be confident moving the ball. "My goal is to play attractive football", said the manager when he was presented at the club. With this in mind, he's already signed Swansea's Jose Allen (22 years old) to join Lucas Leiva (25) and he wants Sahin (23) to be the icing on the cake. Liverpool see the loan option as a good one as they're having difficulty attracting top players without a Champions League place for this season.
Key. Another factor which could swing things forLiverpool is the friendship between Mourinho and Rodgers. The Portuguese named him youth team manager at Chelsea in 2004 and later promoted him to the reserve team. "Rodgers will bring back Liverpool's glory days", said the man from Setúbal. Madrid are hoping to confirm Sahin's loan to the Premier League this week and the managing director of Liverpool is in Spain to make sure he'll wear a red shirt.
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