It seems that Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez has come to an agreement with Real Madrid to take the Dutch striker Ruud Van Nistelrooy on a six month loan in January.

Today’s Independent reports that Liverpool have beaten Blackburn and Arsenal to securing Van Nistelrooy as cover for Fernando Torres for the rest of the season. They say that the 33 year-old striker made it clear that he wanted to leave Madrid to give himself a chance of making the Holland team for the World Cup next summer, and he feels that the place he can showpiece his talents the best is in the Premiership.

The Independent is not known for making wild claims in the transfer market so it is quite possible that this particular Liverpool transfer rumour could be true!