The brother and agent of Mauro Zarate has acknowledged interest from England for the Lazio striker.

The on-loan Al Sadd forward was linked with Liverpool in this morning's press and his brother, Sergio Zarate, told calciomercato.com: "He is very happy in Italy - which has a passion for football as in Argentina.

"Even English football he likes a lot and a move there cannot be discarded. Spanish football is attractive to everyone. So he would like to play in any of these three countries."