Liverpool plot last minute bid for Winston Reid

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers wants to sign West Ham defender Winston Reid before the end of the transfer deadline window. The New Zealand international is out of contract this summer.

Reid has been one of West Ham's star players this campaign and has been linked with a move to numerous Premier League sides, including Arsenal and Tottenham.

However it is Liverpool who are now believed to be in pole position to wrap up a deal for the Kiwi defender.

Reid has been quiet on his future so far but the arrival of Gabriel Paulista appears to mean that Arsenal are no longer interested in signing Reid.

Liverpool are set to make a 5million GBP bid for the defender this evening and are confident that a transfer for the talented centre back can be agreed.