Liverpool are confident they'll land Aston Villa midfielder Gareth Barry in the coming days.
Villa's statement that the deadline for the £18m deal to buy Barry had passed did not cause too much concern at Anfield. Liverpool are ready to match Villa's valuation but the sticking point appears to be the instalments.
A Kop insider told The Sun: "We still believe we are very close to completing a deal and will be working behind the scenes to get it done."