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• Liverpool and Barcelona yet to agree on player’s valuation
• Barça offer €15m plus Hleb and Cáceres

Javier Mascherano took a step further towards a transfer to Barcelona with the Liverpool midfielder believed to have agreed personal terms with the La Liga champions. The two clubs, however, are some way apart in their valuation of the 26-year-old, with Barcelona offering €15m (£12.2m) plus Alexander Hleb and Martin Cáceres.

Despite the eagerness of Mascherano to leave Merseyside, where his wife and young family are believed to be unhappy, interest from other clubs had been tentative, with Barça’s sporting director, Andoni Zubizarreta, last week ruling out a move for the player, while Roy Hodgson had already publicly challenged Internazionale to meet Liverpool’s £25m asking price.

Whether Barcelona, who are believed to have debts of more than £350m, can up their offer is unclear, and much depends on how highly Hodgson rates Cáceres and Hleb.

Cáceres, the Uruguay international defender, spent last season on loan with Juventus after struggling at Camp Nou, while Hleb has proved even less of a success since joining from Arsenal in 2008. The Belarus midfielder was last month told he has no future under the Barça coach, Pep Guardiola, after spending last season on loan with VfB Stuttgart.

Meanwhile, the Liverpool goalkeeper Diego Cavalieri has completed his move to Serie A newcomers Cesena. The Brazilian was signed from Palmeiras in July 2008. However, he was only ever considered back-up to the first-choice José Reina and as a result made 10 appearances for the first team.

The arrival last week of Middlesbrough’s Brad Jones, who qualifies as a ‘home-grown’ player despite being an Australia international, signalled the end of Cavalieri’s Anfield career. Liverpool have confirmed Jones will now take over the No1 shirt vacated by the Brazilian.

LiverpoolBarcelonaTransfer windowJames Callowguardian.co.uk