Liverpool are not the only side interested in the player, but Rodgers will hope a fresh start on Merseyside will enable Gameiro to recapture his best form.
Sturridge's signing will be confirmed this week, but it will be too soon for the £12 million purchase from Chelsea to make his debut against Sunderland on Wednesday. He has already completed a medical and agreed personal terms, but he will not be registered in time.
The 23 year-old has been pencilled in to face Mansfield in the FA Cup third round on Sunday.
Negotiations for Blackpool midfielder Thomas Ince have temporarily stalled after fraught discussions with the Championship club. Liverpool's valuation of around £4 million – for a player who left Anfield last season for £500,000 and is available for free this summer – was considered 'too low'. There is no prospect of Liverpool bidding any higher since Ince will be out of contract in the summer.
After similarly difficult negotiations when Charlie Adam made the same move – a deal which actually led to Ince moving to Blackpool – Liverpool are wary of overpaying again. Ince's heart is set on a return to Merseyside.
Liverpool are also keen to loan out Uruguayan defender Sebastian Coates. Napoli, Juventus, Lazio and Santos are interested.
Rodgers is looking at 21-year-old French defender Nicolas Isimat-Mirin from Valenciennes, but Liverpool have also rejected a potential swap deal involving Joe Cole and Lille's Salomon Kalou.
The Liverpool players were given Monday off to avoid the spreading of the illness which affected Rodgers on Sunday. The club's pre-match press conference ahead of their Sunderland fixture was also cancelled, but the players are scheduled to return to training on Tuesday.
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