Maxi Rodriguez jets in to complete transfer from Atletico Madrid to Liverpool FC
Wednesday, January 13, 2010 @ 2:34 PM
RAFA BENITEZ insisted it will be business as usual at Anfield tonight – as Maxi Rodriguez moved a step closer to completing his move to Liverpool.
Having experienced a turbulent weekend, which culminated in Tommy Hicks Jr’s much-publicised resignation from the board, the FA Cup third round replay against Reading offers a welcome diversion from off-field matters.
Rodriguez – who was due to undergo a medical this morning – is expected at Anfield to see his new team-mates in action and will wrap up his £1.5m switch from Atletico Madrid once he has finalised his pay-off from the La Liga side.
The Argentine international will then be able to put pen-to-paper on an 18-month contract and, by the time he does that, Benitez hopes Liverpool will have set up a fourth round home clash against Burnley later this month.
For the majority of supporters, talking about this evening’s game has been low on the list of priorities since Hicks Jr became embroiled in an email storm, but that has definitely not been the case for Benitez.
He has had little trouble in keeping focus and has promised that he will field a strong side as Liverpool aim to take their first step on the road to Wembley
“For us it is always important to concentrate on football and the main thing, as usual, is that we have to be ready from the start – other things do not matter,” said Benitez.
Source: Liverpool Echo