Liverpool has identified Argentine midfielder Ever Banega as their top priority should Javier Mascherano re-unite with former boss Rafa Benitez at Inter, according reports from Italy.
The Corriere dello Sport comments that Mascherano, who has also been linked with a switch to Spanish giants Barcelona, would prefer a switch to the European champions in favour of a switch to the Blaugrana, should his expected departure from Anfield come to pass.
Reds boss Roy Hodgson has reportedly already drew up a list of replacements, and Valencia starlet Banega has emerged as the man most likely to replace Mascherano in the Liverpool midfield next season.
Banega joined Los Che from Boca Juniors in 2008 for a fee of €18m, and after initially struggling to settle in Spain, guided Valencia to a return to Champions League football last season with a 3rd-place finish in La Liga.
Goal.com reported last May that Banega was a target for then-Liverpool boss Benitez, who appeared close to a €10m swoop for the 22-year old, but the move never came to fruition.
However, given Valencia’s financial constraints, should the Reds return with a concrete offer, it would be difficult for the Spanish side to turn down.
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