Madonna's rumored lover Alex Rodriguez is reportedly moving in a bid to be closer to the singer.

Following Madonna and estranged husband Guy Ritchie's divorce announcement last week, the baseball player - nickname A-Rod - is said to be keen to make his romance with the 50-year-old singer public, and thinks relocating nearer her New York home would make their relationship stronger, according to Fox News.

Madonna and Alex Rodriguez had a "secret love shack" they frequently visited over the last year.

The singer - who announced she was divorcing British director Guy Ritchie after almost eight years of marriage earlier this week - was first linked to the baseball player, who is nicknamed A-Rod, in July but new reports say they have been enjoying clandestine meetings since July 2007 at a New York apartment rented by the sports star.

Madonna and baseball player Alex Rodriguez are "definitely romantic," according to friends of the pair.

The 50-year-old singer - who announced she and husband Guy Ritchie are getting divorced yesterday - and the sportsman have reportedly been meeting secretly and are keen to pursue their relationship.

Madonna and Guy Ritchie are set to divorce. The couple are set to imminently announce they are separating, and reportedly want their divorce to be finalised by Christmas - which would be their eighth wedding anniversary.

A source told Britain's The Sun newspaper: "It's very sad. They were a great couple and brilliant parents. They just couldn't live together any more.

Madonna and Alex Rodriguez were spotted enjoying dinner together earlier this week. The singer and the baseball player - who were rumored to be having an affair earlier this year - sat in "an alcove-like table" at the back of New York eatery Dos Caminos Third Avenue on Tuesday.

A source told Usmagazine.com: "They seemed very close."

Madonna is set to adopt again, it has been confirmed.

The singer has renewed her bid to care for three-year-old Mercy James now that her marriage to Guy Ritchie is stronger and Malawian officials say she is "on the cusp" of completing the process.