HAMBURG READY TO MOVE FOR BISCAN
Daily Post
HAMBURG are lining up a summer move for Liverpool midfielder Igor Biscan, according to the player’s agent.
The 26-year-old is out of contract at Anfield at the end of this season and has so far failed to hold down a regular role in Rafael Benitez's plans.
And Biscan's agent, Gordon Stipic, has now revealed the German club's interest as the Croatian considers his options with just two months of the season remaining.
"I know that Hamburg are thinking about him," revealed Stipic.
"In the next two or three weeks things could become more concrete, but first we will have to talk to Liverpool about Igor's future."
Hamburg coach Thomas Doll watched Biscan in both Champions League encounters against Bayer Leverkusen, with the club's director of football Dietmar Beiersdorfer joining Doll for the second leg at the BayArena.
Biscan played for 90 minutes in both victories and excelled, just as he had earlier in the season in Deportivo La Coruna.
He is the second Liverpool player currently being monitored by Hamburg, with Dietmar Hamann having been on the Bundesliga side's wishlist for months.
Midfielder Hamann is also out of contract at the end of the current campaign and, like Biscan, is yet to discover where his future lies.
Talks over Hamann's future have been put on hold until next month, but it is thought the 31-year-old's recent form will be enough to convince Benitez to offer him at least a one-year extension.
Whether the club will offer any kind of new deal to Biscan, however, is uncertain.
Despite his form in the Champions League, the midfielder has made only fleeting appearances in the Premiership and has failed to deliver a consistent level of performance.