Rodgers lining up bid for Pjanic

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers is lining up a £25m move for Roma midfielder Miralem Pjanic, according to the Express.

The Reds’ boss flew to Italy after his sides 3-2 win over Tottenham Hotspur on Tuesday to work on a deal for the Bosnia and Herzegovina international, who could be seen as an ideal replacement for outgoing club captain Steven Gerrard.

Gerrard is set to end his twenty-five year association with Liverpool at the end of the season, when he will move to MLS side LA Galaxy.

Pjanic moved to Roma from Lyon in the summer of 2011 and has so far racked up one hundred and twenty appearances in all competitions for the Serie A side, scoring sixteen goals.

Internationally, the 24 year old has been capped fifty-nine times and was part of his nation’s squad for last summer’s World Cup finals in Brazil – the first time they have ever competed at that level.