UPDATE: According to Sky Sports News, Birmingham have made another bid for Ryan Babel that was once again rejected by Liverpool.

January 19th, 2010 According to John Cross at MirrorFootball, Birmingham are preparing to make a third bid for Liverpool footballer Ryan Babel after having  £9million and £10million bids rejected.

It has also been reported elsewhere that Galatasaray is considering a move for Ryan Babel.

According to Ian Doyle at the Daily Post, Liverpool are close to signing goalkeeper Pepe Reina to a new deal. Manager Rafa Benitez said,

“We have been talking with the agents of some players and we are closer … Pepe is one of these players but we have to have another meeting before we can finalise everything. I think it will be easy to finalise and have an agreement.”

Reina’s current deal with the club expires after the 2011/2012 season.

UPDATE: According to ESPN Soccernet, Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez confirmed that the club have held talks with Sunderland. Benitez said,

“I was not dealing with this … (Managing director) Christian Purslow has been talking with (Sunderland chairman) Niall Quinn so they have to manage the situation because I was not doing anything.

“I prefer not to talk too much because we will create a debate so Christian and Niall will continue to talk if they need to talk. They were in contact but I don’t know what the situation is now.”

January 19th, 2010 According to Ian Laws at The Shield Gazette, Liverpool are considering making a bid of £12million for Sunderland striker Kenwyne Jones.

However, according to Ian Doyle at the Daily Post, Sunderland have slapped a price tag of £10million for Jones.

UPDATE: Bolton have officially completed the deal for Vladimir Weiss, according to Bolton’s official website.

January 22nd, 2010 According to ESPN Soccernet, Bolton have officially signed Weiss on loan for the rest of the season.

January 15th, 2010 According to the Manchester Evening News, Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini is willing to loan out winger Vladimir Weiss. Mancini said,

“It is possible Vladimir will go somewhere on loan … He is a good young player who is going to be important to this club in the future …  But he needs to play. We have not decided where though. That will be Vladimir’s choice.”

January 15th, 2010 According to the Hull Daily Mail, Hull City might pull out from signing Manchester City winger Vladimir Weiss on loan as the club now wants a “sizeable loan fee.”

According to Liverpool’s official website, Liverpool are considering loaning out midfielder Damien Plessis as he is drawing interest from other clubs. Manager Rafa Benitez said,

“Plessis is a young player who isn’t playing games. We were considering a loan but we’re talking to the player and his agent. We had an Italian team asking about him and we’ll see if we can find a solution that is best for him and for us.”

“We are working with him, he is training with the team normally and we don’t have any news,” said the gaffer. “Maybe we’ll have more news before the end of the transfer window.”

UPDATE: According to Anthony Smith at The Reading Chronicle, Liverpool have not made any contact with Federici. Federici said,

“It’s been quite interesting to read about the stuff but I’ve had no contact from anyone …But he obviously knew what he was doing and I’ve had no contact from any club … Of course it’s good to see your name in the papers and it’s fantastic to be linked with a club like Liverpool, but I’m a Reading player and I’m sure I will be for a long time.”

January 14th, 2010 According to Darren Lewis at MirrorFootball, Reading goalkeeper Adam Federici is considering a move to Liverpool after the club made an offer for him.

January 8th, 2010 According to Anthony Smith at The Reading Chronicle, Liverpool are considering making a £2million bid for Reading goalkeeper Adam Federici.

According to David Maddock at MirrorFootball, Liverpool are considering going after Standard Liege striker Milan Jovanovic, who is out of contract with the club at the end of the season.

According to Sky Sports News, Liverpool midfielder Alberto Aquilani is not going to leave the club and return to the Seria A. His agent Franco Zavaglia told laroma24.it,

“There aren’t possibilities that Aquilani will go back to Italy in January … The boy has started playing with some continuity only in recent weeks. So that hypothesis is really far from reality.”

According to Richard Bailey at Sky Sports News, Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez will look to make more signings this month if he can. Benitez said,

“We will see if we can do something more in the transfer window … If we cannot we will stick together for the next challenge. We have a good team, a good squad and not as bad as people think.”

UPDATE: According to Sky Sports News, Steve Bruce has no intention of swapping Kenwyne Jones. Bruce said,

“The one thing I am trying to do is build the squad and build the squad to improve … The last thing I want to be doing is trade or anything like that.”

UPDATE: According to Laura Williamson at the Daily Mail, Liverpool are now trying to sign Sunderland striker Kenwyne Jones on loan. It is even reported that Jones could be set to take a medical for the club today.

January 17th, 2010 According to Alan Nixon at the Sunday People, Liverpool were set to swap Ryan Babel with Sunderland striker Kenwyne Jones. However the Dutch striker turned down the move.

According to ESPN Soccernet, Liverpool striker Fernando Torres will be out for six weeks due to a knee injury, Steven Gerrard will be out a fortnight with a hamstring strain, and Yossi Benayoun will be out up to four weeks with a fractured rib.

While it is rumored that Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez does not have much to spend this month, will he go out and make a move now that he is dealing with all these injuries?

UPDATE: According to Liverpool’s official website, Liverpool have signed Atletico Madrid midfielder Maxi Rodriguez on a free transfer. Rodriguez signed a three-and-a-half year deal with the club.

January 12th, 2010 According to the Daily Mail, Atletico Madrid midfielder Maxi Rodriguez will finally be able to fly in on Wednesday to take his medical and complete the move to Liverpool.

UPDATE: According to Dominic King at the Liverpool Echo, Liverpool have denied that they agreed to a deal for Bordeaux striker Marouane Chamakh.

January 12th, 2010 According to David Maddock at MirrorFootball, Liverpool have agreed to pay £12million for Bordeaux striker Marouane Chamakh. It is reported that Liverpool have offered Chamakh a five-year deal worth £60,000-a-week.

According to David Maddock at MirrorFootball, Liverpool have agreed to pay £12million for Bordeaux striker Marouane Chamakh. It is reported that Liverpool have offered Chamakh a five-year deal worth £60,000-a-week.

UPDATE: According to the Daily Mail, Atletico Madrid midfielder Maxi Rodriguez will finally be able to fly in on Wednesday to take his medical and complete the move to Liverpool.

January 5th, 2010 According to David Maddock at MirrorFootball, Liverpool are close to signing Atletico Madrid midfielder Maxi Rodriguez. Rodriguez’s agent Jurgen Milewski said,

According to Liverpool’s official website, 19-year-old Liverpool footballer Nathan Eccleston signed a new deal that will keep him at the club until June 2013.

UPDATE: According to BBC Sport, Liverpool have completed the deal with Dinamo Moscow to sell striker Andriy Voronin. It is reported that Voronin signed a three-year deal with the club.

January 8th, 2010 According to Liverpool’s official website, Liverpool have agreed with Dinamo Moscow to sell striker Andriy Voronin for 2million euros.

According to John Cross at MirrorFootball, Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez is considering making a move for Wolverhampton defender Richard Stearman to replace the injured Glen Johnson.

According to Anthony Smith at The Reading Chronicle, Liverpool are considering making a £2million bid for Reading goalkeeper Adam Federici.

It is reported that Reading do not want to sell Federici but may not be able to turn down a good offer.

UPDATE: According to Liverpool’s official website, Liverpool have agreed with Dinamo Moscow to sell striker Andriy Voronin for 2million euros.

January 6th, 2010 According to Tony Barrett at The Times, Dinamo Moscow are on the verge of signing Liverpool striker Andriy Voronin for around £2 million.