Maxi arrives in Liverpool

Argentina winger Maxi Rodriguez has arrived in Liverpool ahead of completing his move to Anfield from Atletico Madrid.

The 29-year-old is set to undergo a medical before signing an 18-month contract in a £1.5million deal.

Rodriguez will watch his new teammates in action in Wednesday night's FA Cup third round replay against Reading before returning to Spain to complete the deal.

Rodriguez still has to confirm his pay-off fee from Atletico Madrid however, the deal should be done within 48 hours or less.

The winger could be in Liverpool's squad for the Reds's trip to Stoke on Saturday.

The arrival comes after Andrea Dossena's £4.5million move to Napoli and Andriy Voronin's £2million switch to Russia.

Editor Matt Shawcrosse said: "Benitez should complete the signing of Rodriguez on a 18-month contract and the winger should cost them a total of £1.5million.

"The funds to buy Maxi came from the fee received by Liverpool from Dinamo Moscow and Napoli.

"Ryan Babel may also be heading for the exit door with a £10million switch to Birmingham on the cards."

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