Liverpool News And Rumour Roundup: Reds Open Contract Talks With Henderson And Rodgers To Rival United For Dutch Starlet

Tuesday’s Liverpool news and transfer rumour gossip.

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Liverpool have opened contract talks with Jordan Henderson as they continue their policy of tying down their stars at Anfield, the Daily Mirror reports.

Henderson, 24, has entered the final two years of the £40,000-a-week deal he signed in 2011 when joining the Merseyside giants from Sunderland for £20million.

Manchester United and Liverpool are chasing Heerenveen star Daley Sinkgraven, the Daily Star reports.

The 19-year-old has attracted interest from a host of Europe’s top clubs this summer, with reports suggesting that Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Barcelona are interested in signing the Dutch Under-21 international.

PSG and Real Madrid stalk Liverpool’s Raheem Sterling as starlets contract talks continue, the Daily Express reports.

European giants Paris Saint-Germain have joined Real Madrid in the race to sign Liverpool starlet Raheem Sterling.

Glen Johnson has indicated he is approaching the end of his Liverpool career having admitted that talks on a contract extension at Anfield have fallen “very quiet”, the Guardian reports.

The 30-year-old will become a free agent next summer and is able to sign a pre-contract agreement with a foreign club from 1 January, having so far resisted the offer of a 12-month extension to his £120,000-a-week deal from Liverpool’s owners, Fenway Sports Group.

Liverpool have joined Arsenal and Chelsea in the race to sign Benfica midfield starlet Anderson Talisca, according to the Daily Star reports.

Brazilian Talisca has impressed during the opening weeks of the season and has been driving force behind Benfica’s unbeaten start.