Internazionale have confirmed they have made an official bid for Liverpool midfielder Javier Mascherano.

And Inter's sporting director Marco Branca has confirmed an offer is on the table.The 26-year-old Argentina captain did not travel with the Reds to Trabzonspor for their Europa League clash on Thursday, and was left out of the squad to face Manchester City on Monday after reportedly telling boss Roy Hodgson he did not want to play.

"I sent an offer to Liverpool by fax on Tuesday and I am waiting for a reply from them," he told The Sun.

"We're not speaking to the player at the moment because we want to do this in the right way and make sure that Liverpool are happy.

"Everybody knows that Mascherano would like to change team and to change country. He also has a good relationship with our manager RafaBenitez.

"We've made a very good offer, around the amount they are asking for. We have a strong team here, the best in Europe, but we would like to add one or two players to make us even stronger."

Mascherano is thought to be desperate to move as his family have not adjusted to life in England.

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