Maxi willing to take a pay cut

Spanish newspaper AS claims this morning that Maxi Rodriguez is desperate for a move to Liverpool and would take a pay cut to join the Premier League side.

The Argentine midfielder was linked with a transfer to Liverpool at the end of last week and the rumours have been further fuelled by the fact he did not play in Atletico Madrid's 2-1 win over Sevilla on Saturday.

Rodriguez is eager to join Liverpool and play enough first team football to make sure he plays enough first team football to secure a place in Diego Maradona's World Cup squad.

Liverpool are reportedly leading the chase for the right-sided midfielder, Boca Juniors are also interested and AS claims Juventus may also make a move.

Rafa Benitez needs to offload either Andrea Dossena or Andriy Voronin to raise the cash to sign Maxi Rodriguez and the player is willing to lower his wage demands if he can sign a short term deal at Anfield.

The 29-year-old midfielder earns five million euros gross at Atletico Madrid but should be relatively expensive for Liverpool or any of the other clubs interested as he is out of contract at the end of the campaign.

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