Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez is confident of signing Manchester United defender Gaby Heinze.

Liverpool believe the left back, 29, wants to join them and claim his agent has a letter from United saying he can join any club willing to pay £6million.

Real Madrid have revived their interest and Juventus and Newcastle are also tracking the player whom Sir Alex Ferguson expects to leave.

United's boss said: "Gaby's agent has advised us that he wants to move on. I am not too sure about that and we do not have a concrete offer but there is momentum regarding his next move, even if nothing is close right now."