Reds to sign Real Madrid superstar

Real madrid playmaker Rafael Van der Vaart could be on his way to Premier League club Liverpool.

Rafael van der Vaart has confirmed he will be leaving Spanish Giants Real Madrid in January and wants to move to another top European club, after rejecting a return to his old club Ajax.
 
Real Madrid will let the playmaker leave for £13million, which is roughly the amount they paid for him last season.
 
Real Madrid's multi-million pound arrivals of Kaka, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Karim Benzema, has led Real needing to recoup some of their spending money.
 
Real's summer spending spree put Rafael Van der Vaart a long way down Madrid's pecking order. 
 
Van der Vaart confirmed reports he had rejected a move back to Amsterdam when he revealed to De Telegraf, " in principle I find it too early to return to Ajax."
 
He added: "I don't know if I will stay at Real Madrid but there are options. My dream is to play in a major championship namely England, Italy or Germany. Other proposals do not interest me."
 
The Dutchman's inevitable departure from Real Madrid has alerted the interest of injury-hit Liverpool, who will are keen to sign the midfielder.
 
Liverpool have missed the slick passing of Xabi Alonso, and Van der Vaart, would surely be the ideal man to fill the gap left by the Spaniard.
 
Liverpool is currently seventh in the Premier League table, and is in their worst run of form for 22 years.
 
If Benitez is to close the gap on their rivals at least to grab a top 4 spot, another creative player is needed.
 
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