Liverpool is considering a summer bid for Dutch international Rafael van der Vaart, having been offered the chance to sign the midfielder by Real Madrid. Club officials met in the Spanish capital before Liverpool’s Europa League semifinal against Atletico Madrid, with Real taking the opportunity to try to offload several players deemed surplus to requirements by the club president, Florentino Perez. Liverpool registered its interest in Van der Vaart, although uncertainty about the club’s ownership, available transfer funds and manager Rafa Benitez’s future cloud the move.