KopTalk.com Forums Football Liverpool FC Forum CONFIRMED - Toure signs for LFC

I can only hope that FSG change their policy, however, is he not coming on a free? So not getting any money at the end of his contract is the same as selling Allen for 15m at the end of his contrat. Let's see if FSG buys a 26 year old very good player if not world class, similar to what United did with Van Persie who I hope you won't deny was a great signing for them.

I think he's a very under-rated defender. Experienced, natural leader, driven, tactically astute, positionally aware and best of all - a player who knows what its like to win titles before they join the club.

If he replaces Carragher in the squad, and Papadopoulos (as rumours suggest) both join, Rodgers can't complain about options at centre-half. I wouldn't be disheartened if Skrtel left and was also replaced. As much as he was player of the season not so many years ago, I really don't think he suits our style of play anymore. And if Rafa wants to spend money at him at Napoli, we may thank him again.

I'm just glad to have someone with a physical presence in the back line, hopefully we can stop getting bullied by players like benteke now

he is coming on what some would call a "free" transfer, but that's not quite the truth. The only difference between a regular sgning and a free transfer is who the transfer funds go to. In a normal transfer the players club get the transfer fee. WHen a free transfer happens, the player in question gets a "signing on fee" which is often almost as high as the transfer fee would have been, especially in the case of players in their thirties...so yes, he was a "free" transfer, but it cost the club money to sign him.

If anyone knows the terms of the agreement, please share..

I read on twitter (not most reliable) but he'd taken a paycut of almost 50k to join us. Will be paid 75k instead of the 120k he was at Man City.

Diuretics with banned substances per week.

Don't think we are paying much even in what you call sign on fees, good piece of business. Even if I think it will improve our defence, cannot be too excited unless we sign another central defender, hopefully, world class or at least proven very good. Proof so far that we cannot compete with the top teams on the transfer market, City doesn't need him.

Just because another team dont want him dont make him abad player for us Vish

think he's a good, solid, dependable signing, more reliable than Skirtel as good if not better than Carragher and will hopefuly be able to provide a bit of a mentor for Kelly as he will be the best defender we have had since big Sami.

I do think its an early sign tho of FSG and there transfer intent as I honestly don't think there is as much money available this summer as some on here think, I think alot of the summer transfer kitty went in January on Cortinio and Sturridge, think we will spend a little but not much as its against FSG and there project policy.