Monday, 2 September 2013

Liverpool sign Moses from Chelsea on season-long loan

The 22-year-old has secured a move to Anfield after falling down the pecking order at Jose Mourinho's Chelsea side, becoming Brendan Rodgers' eighth signing of the summer

The 22-year-old passed a medical at Anfield on Monday and becomes the club's eighth signing of a busy summer of transfer activity for Brendan Rodgers' men.

The Nigeria international joins Mamadou Sakho and Tiago Ilori in joining Liverpool on deadline day, although Fabio Borini is close to leaving Merseyside for a loan move to Sunderland.

"First and foremost, I'm delighted to have made the loan from Chelsea to a big club like Liverpool," he told the club's official website.

"The most important thing is for me to be professional about it and I'm here to do a job for the club.

"The target is to get into the top four and for the club to compete in the Champions League - and I'm delighted to be here.

"The manager has done very well and the formation and players here will help me and I just want to gel in, get to know the players and play with them.

"There are a lot of quality players here - they're winning games and creating chances. It's a massive thing for me to be here."

Moses moved to Stamford Bridge from Wigan last summer, making 42 appearances and scoring 10 goals.

By Gill Clark

'Madrid can win La Liga & La Decima with Ronaldo & Bale'

By Ben Hayward

Real Madrid can win both La Liga and the Champions League with Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldotogether in the same side, claims the club's former goalkeeping great Paco Buyo.

Bale completed his €100 million move from Tottenham on Sunday in a world-record deal which surpasses the €94m Madrid paid for Ronaldo in 2009.

That means Madrid now boast the world's two most expensive players and Buyo believes the sky is the limit for his former club.

"It's a new project, a new playing and working philosophy," the 55-year-old told Goal. "It's a project that will grow little by little, but it seems that the fans are very excited. New players have arrived, important players, and it looks like Madrid are building a great team.

"Bale is a fantastic footballer," he added. "He is fast, he can beat others and he has been one of the best players in the Premier League. He will give a lot to Madrid - it's a fantastic signing."

And while former Madrid president Ramon Calderon claimed last month that Bale was being brought in as a long-term replacement for Ronaldo, Buyo sees the two men together in a successful side at the Santiago Bernabeu.

"I see Ronaldo staying," he said. "The two parties are moving closer together [in contract talks] and I believe Cristiano will stay because, among other things, he is very happy at Madrid - both at the club and in the city as well.

"With Bale and Ronaldo, Madrid will have a fantastic team which can win La Liga and the Champions League as well. They can aspire to winning it all and it will be a joy to watch for the fans."

World Cup Qualifier: Kevin arrives tonight

Ghana midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng is expected to arrive in Accra on Monday night to rejoin the Black Stars ahead of their deciding World Cup qualifier against Zambia on Friday.

The 26-year-old made his debut for Schalke in their 2-0 win over Bayern Leverkusen on Saturday following his move from AC Milan a day earlier.

The versatile midfielder is now expected to get a huge reception on his return to join the Black Stars haven rescinded his decision to quit international football.

Boateng shocked the world over two years ago when he announced his premature retirement from the Black Stars.

He however wrote to the Ghana FA last month to declare he was available for national team selection after several consultations.

Boateng will however miss Ghana’s opening training session which begins on Monday evening at the Accra Sports Stadium at 4pm local time.

Captain Asamoah Gyan has already arrived to lead the team in the opening training session on Monday.

He will be joined in training by Kwadwo Asamoah, Christian Atsu, Fatau Dauda and Mahatma Otoo.

Others to train on Monday include Razak Braimah, Rashid Sumaila, Awal Mohammed, Mubarak Wakaso and Albert Adomah.


Source: Mtnfootball