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by **Dundalk** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 11:18 pm

Liverpool have made a surprise move for the Aston Villa full-back Luke Young. Roy Hodgson, the Liverpool manager, tried to sign Young earlier this year when he was in charge of Fulham and he has now rekindled his interest in the former England international. Liverpool have agreed a £2.5m fee for a player who has been told he is surplus to requirements at Villa Park.

Although Hodgson's pursuit of Young might raise a few eyebrows among Liverpool supporters, the 31-year-old is able to operate in both full-back positions and was asked to represent England as recently as last November, when Fabio Capello failed to persuade the defender to reverse the decision he made earlier that year to retire from international football with seven caps to his name. He would also increase Liverpool's quota of homegrown players to comply with the new Premier League rule.

Liverpool are also short of options in the full-back positions because Emiliano Insúa is set to join Fiorentina and Fábio Aurélio has left the club on a free transfer. Philipp Degen, the Switzerland right-back, has also been told that he can look for another club after meeting with Hodgson last week.

Villa have been keen to offload Young as he is one of the club's higher earners and has three years remaining on his contract. Sunderland had also expressed an interest in signing Young this summer but were unable to match his personal terms.

Villa's decision to make Young available for transfer came as a disappointment to many of the club's supporters. Having joined Villa from Middlesbrough in a £5.5m deal two years ago, Young performed well in his first season but his start to the following campaign was curtailed through a combination of injury and personal tragedy, when Andre, his 17-year-old half-brother, was found dead on holiday.

Young eventually came back into the Villa side but made only 14 Premier League starts and was ultimately unable to dislodge Carlos Cuéllar, an orthodox central defender, from the right-back position. He remained a popular figure among the Villa supporters, however, and was given a standing ovation when he appeared as a substitute against Blackburn Rovers in the final match of the season.

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by **Reg** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 11:20 pm

Carra, The Greek and Luke Young. Our back 4 is starting to look like 'Last of the Summer Wine'. :laugh:

by **Dundalk** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 11:21 pm

by **7_Kewell** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 11:24 pm

he's better than Insua and would be a useful squad player for 2.5 million

by **AussieKopite** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 11:36 pm

At 31, hopefully we can get a couple of good years before his legs give way.

by **Tim LFC** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 11:37 pm

As long as we get Figuroa then we are sorted for the left back, well done Mr. Hodgson!

by **Dundalk** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 11:42 pm

Looks like he will be back up and im fairness it is a good deal for the price. Plus he is English and we need that because of UEFAs rules

by **Tim LFC** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 11:44 pm

Dundalk wrote:Looks like he will be back up and im fairness it is a good deal for the price. Plus he is English and we need that because of UEFAs rules

Certainly true! Everyone thinks we're not getting Figuroa as well but i'd wager a bet both will be here. Once both are sorted then we move onto a back up striker with the funds available.

by **Fowler_E7** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 11:46 pm

Please say this isnt true

by **NANNY RED** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 11:48 pm

Ah feck off Michael youve just made that up. this is Scott Parker all over again , take no notice , Luke Young :laugh:

by **puroresu** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 11:49 pm

not good enough. 31 and average at best.

by **tubby** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 11:50 pm

Luke Young? :censored:

off he's

by **RED BEERGOGGLES** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 12:07 am

2.75 million for 31 yr old Luke Young .... for every great high there is a an equally great low ...
Obviously the Club have Roy delving into the bargain bin ....ffs give the man some real money and trust him like the fans are starting to trust him.... you penny pinching b@stards

by **europian-kings** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 12:16 am

im not actually to disapointed with this...
young is decent.not amazing, maybe not up to the standards we set at liverpool, but he is an alright defender and can play right or left back.
With Degan looking like he is off, and with no left backs or cover for johnson, young is, in my opinion a good player to have around as back up.
and before people shoot me about martin kelly and darby being able to play left back or be the back up to johnson,
i do think they are decent players, and deserve a chance, but with young you have got someone who has played in this league for many years and has the experience.

by **NANNY RED** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 12:17 am

I really cant believe this im stunned,, Luke Young ffs. second choice at Villa, hes a right back ,what the feckin problem is wrong with Kelly and Derby, 2.5 MILLION for a 31 year old second rate defender, in a position that we have more than ample cover for, we need a top class left back and were wasting money which we dont have on a player like young
Im absolutly stunned by this

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