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Nuri Sahin joins Liverpool from Real Madrid on season-long loan

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Nuri Sahin

Liverpool have completed the signing of Real Madrid midfielder Nuri Sahin on a season-long loanexternal-link after Arsenal ended their interest.

The Reds offered to pay a larger proportion of the 23-year-old's £115,000 a week wages, swinging the deal in their favour.

Sahin, who has 31 caps for Turkey, has passed a medical ahead of Sunday's match against Manchester City.

"I hope it will be a nice year with trophies," said Sahin.

Sahin had been expected to join Arsenal, having privately expressed a preference for the north London club. But the deal stalled when Real and Arsenal could not agree a £14m option to buy the player at the end of the loan.

Liverpool and Real then agreed a deal, with Sahin's agent meeting Liverpool officials earlier in the week to agree terms.

"It makes me proud to have joined such a big club like Liverpool," added Sahin.

"After the first conversation we had, I was left impressed by [manager] Brendan Rodgers. He told me about how he wants to play football and what the goals are he wants to reach with Liverpool.

"I am looking forward to meeting the fans."

Real boss Jose Mourinho had given the go ahead for Sahin to move to the Premier League after the playmaker struggled to make an impression at the Bernabeu since a move from Bundesliga champions Borussia Dortmund last summer.

Sahin signed a six-year deal with the La Liga outfit but made just 11 appearances for them last season as they won the Spanish league title.

In an interview on Liverpool's website,external-link Sahin revealed he was at the Ataturk Stadium when Liverpool came from 3-0 behind to beat AC Milan on penalties and win the Champions League in 2005.

"That year, I won the European under-17 championship with Turkey, so we were invited by the Turkish Football Federation to watch the game," he said.

"We were sitting near to where the Liverpool fans were and it was just a crazy, crazy night. It was then I saw what football and Liverpool Football Club means to the people."

Rodgers said he was thrilled to have secured Sahin's signature for the season.

"We are delighted to welcome Nuri to Liverpool and also to say thank you to Real Madrid for loaning us such an exciting talent," said the Liverpool manager.

"Nuri Sahin is a player with great technique and motivation and someone who will fit in smoothly to our playing model."

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  • Comment posted by Inselaf, at 09:48 26 Aug 2012

    Living here in Germany & being a Dortmund fan I can only say that one of my most loved teams in England have undoubtedly made a very good signing.
    Nuri is an exceptionally talented player & I predict he will help Liverpool get back to success. You are lucky Liverpool as Dortmund would have loved to have kept him but the offer from Madrid was to good to refuse.
    I wish much luck to Liverpool.

  • Comment posted by The JDogg, at 10:41 26 Aug 2012

    RE: Paul Charles - 'Liverpool arent a big club anymore'... Through television, Liverpool are the 2nd most viewed football club globally and sell the 4th most replica shirts (hence Warrior pay us £25m per year - highest in EPL). We are renowned for having unique fans and have won more trophies than any other English team. Yeah, we're definitely a small club

  • Comment posted by Delbhoy82, at 16:37 26 Aug 2012

    Yet again, a football thread descends into "my team is better than your team" or "your team isn't great anymore"

    Liverpool are still a massive club with a history that is the envy of many English and European clubs alike.

    Back on topic, Sahin is a wonderful signing and a player I'm really looking forward to seeing in the PL.

    (Celtic fan, follower of Villa)

  • Comment posted by U15000248, at 14:30 26 Aug 2012

    Sahin is an exciting prospect.

    No great expectations for this season but would like to see the team enjoying their football. FSG stated that Brendon is the man and so they need to support him. The club needs stability more than anything else.

    I hope Adam moves on, Carroll and Sterling get regular starts, and that some of the pressure is taken off of Gerrard.

  • Comment posted by U15385078, at 09:48 26 Aug 2012

    Some daft & thick comments as usual. You worry about your own teams we'll worry about Liverpool ourselves. We won a trophy last year how many fans can say that in this thread! (Before you say anything there aren't that many trophies to win per year but we won one) Chelsea & City fans now shut it & do one.

  • Comment posted by U14387209, at 03:24 26 Aug 2012

    hes made a good choice .if he had gone to arsenal hes destined to win nothing. arsenal have no ambition no nothing.

  • Comment posted by U14564188, at 10:46 26 Aug 2012

    Good loan-signing for the reds, who, may I remind the haters, are still the most successful English club. Check out major honours on the wiki page, Liverpool 41, Man utd 40.

  • Comment posted by ynwa_viking, at 00:12 26 Aug 2012

    @funkymc1 'Liverpool's decline over the last two decades'!! Which liverpool have you watched over the last two decades? The only thing they haven't won is the Premier League. most other clubs would snap your hand off for what they have achieved over the last two decades.Champions League, FA Cups,Europa Cup,Cup winners Cup, Charity Shield etc etc sounds pretty good to me.p.s Sahin will be fantastic

  • Comment posted by U15070912, at 23:31 25 Aug 2012

    @42 where does that leave the likes of spurs and arsenal? Let's look at the last 7 years; gooners: 1 f.a. cup, spurs: 1 league cup, Liverpool: f.a. cup, league cup, charity shield, Euro supercup and champions league? I'm a villa fan, but it seems Liverpool bashing has become a sport when in reality Liverpool are one of the more successful clubs of recent years behind both mancs and chelski

  • Comment posted by Don Patricio, at 19:46 26 Aug 2012

    187. Weallfollowunited

    Shelvey did a pretty good job today. And your previous comment about the amount of midfielders could also be said of MU but at least we are trying to address the correct areas with signings.
    And I think we might have done Chelsea more of a favour today than your lot.
    Early Days of course!!!

  • Comment posted by More Like It, at 18:54 26 Aug 2012

    2-2 and disappointed not to win in the end. Puts things in better perspective

    (who was the numpty who thinks LFC will get relegated after 1 game?)

  • Comment posted by U15378691, at 16:12 26 Aug 2012

    He is a good player , he did well in Turkey , in the German club. and he did not play well in Real Madrid , he is a talent player like ozil, I hope he play well in Liverpool,try again boy!Good luck!

  • Comment posted by Neil Armstrong, at 15:08 26 Aug 2012

    There is an option to buy at the end of the loan for 14m. Taking him on a season loan before activating that is a sensible option. If he regains his form then great business. If not then let him go back to Madrid.

    Midfield is clearly crucial to BR's game plan and if they can create better quality chances then who's to say Suarez won't rediscover his immense Ajax form?

  • Comment posted by Weallfollowunited, at 14:24 26 Aug 2012

    #185
    Being a United fan my comments will I'm sure be disregarded but in my opinion Shelvey is not even good enough for Liverpool reserves, never mind anything else.

    Him and Spearing offer absolutely nothing your average Championship midfielder does.

  • Comment posted by DavidB1985, at 14:02 26 Aug 2012

    @179 Shelvey is still only 20. Of course he's still a prospect. What a daft thing to say. He's comfortable on the ball, a good passer and has good vision. Plus he like to get forward which is more then can be said for most of our midfield. He's a bit cocky at times and rash in the tackle but he's got all the hallmarks of a very good midfielder.

  • Comment posted by More Like It, at 11:28 26 Aug 2012

    @58 Paul Charles
    "It should have been men v boys ....but the boys outbattled em ..."

    You very conveniently ignore the very young & inexperienced team fielded by LFC! The yoingest player on the pitch was Raheem Sterling (2 months younger than Patterson).

    Clearly the tie is not over though, as there is only one goal in it, good luck to Hearts.

  • Comment posted by U14497153, at 11:26 26 Aug 2012

    @157

    Yes, we lost one game and therefore we will definitely be relegated.

    Man... I'm glad people like you aren't LFC fans - we don't need any more knee-jerk haters who decide everything is going to hell after one game of the season. Patience, calm, commitment to passing football. Not panic after one defeat. The Liverpool Way.

    LFC will take some time, but come mid-season, we'll be looking good.

  • Comment posted by U15397269, at 11:15 26 Aug 2012

    Get in there. welcome to the best club in the world lad. well stuff city today and all you haters can have humble pie for sunday lunch. were's it say we paid 5 mill for him? YNWA

  • Comment posted by U5418675, at 11:12 26 Aug 2012

    @107 actually it wasnt Rodgers who first got Swansea playing attacking football it was Martinez. Swansea didnt score enough goals under Rodgers so whatever Laudrup has done he's fixed that so far.

  • Comment posted by diesel001, at 10:53 26 Aug 2012

    Liverpool team (4-2-3-1):

    Reina
    Johnson Skrtel Agger Enrique
    Lucas Allen
    Gerrard Sahin Suarez
    Borini

    Jones
    Kelly Coates Carragher Wilson
    Henderson Shelvey
    Downing Cole Sterling
    Carroll

    Looks alright - although Arsenal did not need Sahin - they need a defensive CM.

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