Is this the 3rd best news we are going to hear this season?

Apart from winning the European Cup, and Gillett & Hicks selling up, Liverpool are close to announcing the best news of the season: Signing up Javier Mascherano.

Rafa has made no secret of his desire to sign up Mascherano, and now the Argentinian midfielder has come out and said that a deal is close, and he expects the move to be completed within the next week.

Speaking about completing the transfer, Mascherano said : "We are really close. Maybe this week or next week we will be able to say everything’s finished.

“We can’t say it just yet but hopefully in a few days everything will be okay. There are no problems with the fee or with the contract, it’s just getting the papers finished.

“I have always said I want to stay here and so it hasn’t been a difficult time for me. I have wanted it to be finished because I have my family behind me and I want to know what my future is going to be. I am calm and relaxed because I know that everything is almost over.

“I am very happy that in the next week I will be able to say I have signed for Liverpool. It will be the best moment of my career to be able to say I will be playing my football with Liverpool.”

Mascherano has become a vital part of the team since signing from West Ham on loan over a year ago, and will more than likely be a key member for years to come.