Rodgers target grabs brace in Brazil play-off

Liverpool saw Greek hitman Kostas Mitroglou score twice against Romania last night but fellow target Alexandru Maxim hardly featured.

Brendan Rodgers is understood to have dispatched scouts to all four World Cup play-off matches taking place in Europe last night with several players in mind, but it was Olympiakos striker Mitroglou who impressed the most as his double strike gave Greece a 3-1 first-leg lead to take to Bucharest.
The 25-year-old has been on the radar of Arsenal and Liverpool for over a year after finishing last season with an impressive tally of eleven goals in 10 league starts and four goals in three starts in the Champions League.

However, his record this season is even better with the Greece international already in double figures in domestic competition while bagging a hat-trick away at Anderlecht in the Champions League.
Rodgers is interested in strengthening his forward corps in January and may submit an offer to Olympiakos who are thought to want just £7million.

However, there has also been reported interest from Inter Milan, Genoa, Benfica and Sporting Lisbon.
Maxim, who came on for the last few minutes in Greece last night, is a highly-rated Romanian currently playing for Vfb Stuttgart in the Bundesliga.

Borussia Dortmund are also said to be keen on securing the services of the 23-year-old playmaker who has scored four goals in 10 starts this season.