Racing Santander are believed to be close to agreeing deals to take Liverpool youngsters Sebastián Leto and Nabil El Zhar on loan for the remainder of the season.
Racing are looking to build on their excellent first half of the La Liga campaign, which sees them lying sixth in the table and have identified Leto and El Zhar as players that can give them more strength in depth for the remainder of the season.
Francisco Pernia, chairman of Racing, confirmed that they were in discussions to take the two youngsters on loan.
"They are two players from Liverpool with whom we are conversing so that they can arrive at Racing for the rest of the season," he told Marca.
Leto, 21, was signed by Liverpool this summer from Lanús in Argentina for £1.85million and has featured four times in various cup competitions for Rafael Benitez's side. He plays on the left of midfield.
El Zhar is the same age as Leto, but has been a Liverpool a year longer, having signed from Saint-Étienne in 2006. He scored on his full debut against Cardiff City in the Carling Cup earlier this season and can play out wide or as a support striker.
Racing's coach Marcelino confessed that he has not seen the two players in action before.
"I do not know them. I do not know where either of them plays," he told a press conference on Friday.
However, he indicated that he was happy with the players provided to him thus far by Pernia and has no desire to take over the club's transfer dealings himself.
"Right now I do not have time to collect the sufficient information, analyse it and make decisions. I believe that it would result in rash decisions that are possibly incorrect."
Pernia concluded proceedings by saying that he would be working on potential targets until the end of the month "so that the final result at the end of the season is similar to the one we have now".
"As a fan I would like to sign Cristiano Ronaldo... But I am a manager," he concluded.
Racing are looking to build on their excellent first half of the La Liga campaign, which sees them lying sixth in the table and have identified Leto and El Zhar as players that can give them more strength in depth for the remainder of the season.
Francisco Pernia, chairman of Racing, confirmed that they were in discussions to take the two youngsters on loan.
"They are two players from Liverpool with whom we are conversing so that they can arrive at Racing for the rest of the season," he told Marca.
Leto, 21, was signed by Liverpool this summer from Lanús in Argentina for £1.85million and has featured four times in various cup competitions for Rafael Benitez's side. He plays on the left of midfield.
El Zhar is the same age as Leto, but has been a Liverpool a year longer, having signed from Saint-Étienne in 2006. He scored on his full debut against Cardiff City in the Carling Cup earlier this season and can play out wide or as a support striker.
Racing's coach Marcelino confessed that he has not seen the two players in action before.
"I do not know them. I do not know where either of them plays," he told a press conference on Friday.
However, he indicated that he was happy with the players provided to him thus far by Pernia and has no desire to take over the club's transfer dealings himself.
"Right now I do not have time to collect the sufficient information, analyse it and make decisions. I believe that it would result in rash decisions that are possibly incorrect."
Pernia concluded proceedings by saying that he would be working on potential targets until the end of the month "so that the final result at the end of the season is similar to the one we have now".
"As a fan I would like to sign Cristiano Ronaldo... But I am a manager," he concluded.
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