Javier Mascherano will complete a £17.1 million move to Liverpool in the summer.Mascherano, 23, joined the club on an 18-month loan from West Ham, which expires in June.
Benitez's attempts to buy the player were recently blocked by Liverpool's owners George Gillett and Tom Hicks, adding to the growing tension between the Spaniard and the American duo.
However, after Hicks and Gillett's refinancing package was completed last week, a four-year contract will be formalized in the summer.
Rick Parry, the Liverpool chief executive, and Kia Joorabchian, who heads the Media Sports Investments consortium that 'owns' Mascherano, agreed a deal that should be ratified next week.
Liverpool had hoped to negotiate a lower fee for Mascherano, but with Manchester City monitoring the situation with interest, they had to settle for the sum that had already been agreed with Joorabchian a year ago.
The news of the imminent transfer, which will be the second most expensive in Liverpool's history, will be welcomed by Benitez, who has been rocked by bitter disputes over transfer policy and a run of poor form that has seen Liverpool drop out of contention for the Premier League title.
HOOORAYYYY for our boy, JAVIER MASCHERANO!
4 comments:
ok, time to step, Javier, & score some goals. If that wanker Carrick can do it . . .
Glad to hear this. If Liverpool is to build a very strong core, I'd pick Javier, Gerrard, Carragher and Torres anytime and build a team around them.
Do anyone see parallels between the yanks getting us the dosh to pay for Masch and all the goodies being dished out by the ruling coalition all over the country now?
That aside, glad that Masch is a Red. You damn yanks are sure as hell not gonna get us off your backs just because of this. It ain't your money to begin with. I can just see Masch's arse bearing 'Property of RBS & Wachovia'.
I won't mind if Masch doesn't score as long as he continues to do what he does best - defending counterattacks and cutting opposition outlets during play.....
Welcome aboard Masch, finally!!!
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