Danish central defender Daniel Agger is believed to be close to signing a new long-term contract with Liverpool. It was feared he was waiting to buy himself out of the final year of his contract having been linked with AC Milan, Juventus and Barcelona in recent months with talks seemingly at a stalemate with The Reds.
However, his agent Per Steffensen has recently visited Liverpool for discussions with boss Rafael Benitez and it is thought that a deal is close to being agreed.
Benitez said: "These conversations have gone really well and we are very close. Maybe we will soon have a solution."