Liverpool snap up Sahin from Real

Liverpool have confirmed they have reached an agreement to sign Real Madrid playmaker Nuri Sahin on a season-long loan deal.The Reds saw off competition from Arsenal for the Turkey international, who helped Madrid win the Primera Division title last season.A statement on www.liverpoolfc.com read: "The 23-year-old will now undergo a medical on Merseyside."Sahin will be the fourth new arrival at Anfield following Joe Allen, Fabio Borini and Oussama Assaidi.The midfielder joined Madrid last summer after catching the eye during a successful spell with Borussia Dortmund, with whom he won the Bundesliga title in 2010/11.Sahin has also won 31 caps with Turkey, scoring his first national goal aged just 17 against Germany in 2005.

Source: PA