*Atletico Madrid Ask Liverpool About Benayoun And Arbeloa - Report*
Atletico Madrid are seeking to bolster their squad for next season's campaign by recruiting two of Liverpool's stars.
Having qualified for the Champions League, Atleti are keen to strengthen their squad, and they have turned their attention to Liverpool, a club with whom they share good relations, following the sale of Fernando Torres.
According to AS, Atleti are keen to snap up Yossi Benayoun and Alvaro Arbeloa. Benayoun already has extensive experience of Spanish football, having spent three seasons at Racing Santander.
Arbeloa, of course, has also played in Spain before, although he has only made 22 appearances in the top flight, 20 of those with Deportivo. He is yet to renew his contract, which expires in 2010, so Liverpool may be tempted to sell, rather than seeing him leave for free next summer.
Benayoun, meanwhile, has recently stated his desire to remain at Anfield, despite earlier in the season expressing reservations over a lack of playing time.
If the deal does go through, it could raise the intriguing possibility of the pair playing against Liverpool in the Champions League.