Liverpool look set to sign Reading defender Alex Pearce.
The 24-year-old centre back is out of contract at the Madejski Stadium in the summer and has rejected eight offers from the club, with wages understood to be the sticking point.
And now Anfield boss Brendan Rodgers is poised to make his move, having been on the search for a new central defender since Jamie Carragher announced his retirement.
Pearce, Reading's Player of the Season last year, has not played since a 4-1 defeat away to Arsenal last month due to his reluctance to sign a new contract.
Rodgers is an admirer of Pearce's professionalism and promoted him to the role of Reading captain when he was in charge of the club in 2009.
Reading's relegation to the Championship was confirmed after the goalless draw with Queens Park Rangers on Sunday.
Source: Daily Mail
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