LUCAS NEIL IN ANFIELD ?

Liverpool will sign the Australia international defender Lucas Neill in a cut-price deal from Blackburn Rovers next month with the Merseysiders' manager Rafael Benítez aware that the anticipated transfer funds from the takeover of the club by Dubai International Capital will not materialise until the summer.

Neill, who is out of contract at Ewood Park at the end of the season, will complete his move to Anfield having almost joined on deadline day in August only for the clubs to fail to agree a fee at the last minute.

Blackburn had explored the possibility of taking the Liverpool full-back Stephen Warnock in part-exchange, but they are close to signing a replacement with the Dynamo Kiev defender Andriy Nesmachnyi in Lancashire and due to take a medical last night. Rovers will hope to raise around £1.5m from the sale of Neill.


louis' comments..
we wanted to buy him for cover for steve finnan in the summer, but failed to agree on a deal. now it's january transfer period. and i guess rafa benitez has not given up on him.

as a player, he's a not a bad defender. tempremental at times. the disadvantage is his age. he's already past 30s and i guess it's just a cover for steve finnan for the current season or probably the next. he played well in the world cup and has been doing good for Blackburn as well.

i do hope to see him come over to provide some cover for steve finnan as the season is so long. a right back and he know the english style of playing. so, he do not need to adapt to the english game at all.

after all, rafa benitez will make the decision..we'll just wait and see.

you'll never walk alone..

cheers.