Liverpool Football Club News

• Nickname:Reds
• Founded:1892
• Manager:Kenny Dalglish

• Ground:Anfield
• Capacity:45,362

Sissoko heads to Juve

29 Jan 2008 - 12:37:23

Click To Enlarge

Unsettled Liverpool midfielder Mohamed Sissoko has completed his £8.2million transfer to Juventus.

The 23-year-old is currently on Africa Cup of Nations duty with Mali but has finally sealed his move away from Anfield.

The former Valencia midfielder had been keen to leave the Reds in this month's transfer window after losing his first-team place earlier this season.

Juve's sporting director Alessio Secco had confirmed earlier in the week that boss Claudio Ranieri was on the verge of capturing the skilful midfielder, when he said: "There a few details to define but we are really close to completing the affair."

Sissoko had been with the Reds since the summer of 2005, scoring once in 87 appearances for the Merseysiders.

However, he started only ten games this season and did not feature in the first-team squad since mid-December.

He enjoyed a successful first season with the Reds following his £5.6million switch from Valencia but struggled to regain his best form since almost losing his sight after sustaining a serious eye injury last term.