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Liverpool: Striker Iago Aspas to sign from Celta Vigo

By Ben SmithBBC Sport

Last updated on .From the section Footballcomments843

Iago Aspas

Liverpool have agreed a deal in principleexternal-link for Celta Vigo striker Iago Aspas, subject to documentation for his £7m move being completed.

Aspas arrived on Merseyside on Monday and has agreed personal terms on a deal that will see him become Brendan Rodgers's second signing of the summer.

The uncapped Spaniard, 25, scored 12 goals in 35 league games for Celta this season as they avoided relegation from La Liga on the final day.

He was also a target for Swansea.

Meanwhile, uncertainty still surrounds the future of striker Luis Suarez.

Liverpool have not received any direct indications, either from Suarez or his agent, that the player wants to leave.

Sources at Anfield privately admit they are bracing themselves for at least one sizeable bid this summer, with Real Madrid the leading contenders for the 26-year-old Uruguay international.

And Suarez has told a TV show in his native Uruguay that "every player would want to join a huge team like Real Madrid".

He also blamed his public perception for the reason he was not chosen as the PFA Player of the year last season, adding: "They said I dived, moaned, postured, they said I was racist. They have never spoken well of me."

Manchester City defender Kolo Toure, 32, has already agreed to join Liverpool on a free transfer.

Rodgers is also tracking highly rated Sporting Lisbon defender Tiago Ilori and Sevilla midfielder Luis Alberto, both 20.

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  • Comment posted by Celts, at 10:07 11 Jun 2013

    @8, GO GET A LIFE, I'm fed up with people like you making stupid comments to make other clubs you claim to support look bad, it's not fooling anyone and it's sad. As for the signing of Aspas, only seen a few you tube videos so it's hard to say how well he'll do for them, anyone saying he's bad just because they haven't heard of him have to remeber what they thought about Coutihno and Michu.

  • Comment posted by User0148340339, at 10:10 11 Jun 2013

    Cheap price, seems like a useful player. Good signing imo. Along with Kolo Toure, seems Liverpool are going for less expensive, more useful squad players. Much better then 20 million Downing and 35 million Carrol!

  • Comment posted by Paul, at 10:12 11 Jun 2013

    People would have same thing if they'd signed Michu last year or Javier Hernandez before that.

    Unknown doesn't equal terrible signing.

    Uncapped by Spain doesn't make him a bad player.

  • Comment posted by Jack, at 10:09 11 Jun 2013

    Most people on here saying it's a bad signing haven't seen a minute of him playing, everyone was just as skeptical about Coutinho and look how that turned out.

  • Comment posted by SeeDubya, at 10:51 11 Jun 2013

    79. mpj48
    Yet another example of a club going for foreign imports rather than giving english youngsters a chance.

    Possibly the stupidest comment ever. Has any club in the PL got more England U-21 players than Liverpool?

  • Comment posted by D1669856520085, at 10:17 11 Jun 2013

    @26 Coutinho turned out OK? He was arguably Liverpool's best player in the second half of the season. I really think he will be extremely influential next season, As for Aspas I have never seen him play but in the current climate I don't think £7m can really be considered a massive gamble. Time will tell.

  • Comment posted by User0361652613, at 10:00 11 Jun 2013

    He scored 12 goals last season for an absolutely woeful team. Funny that when a player does something similar in England he's the best thing since sliced bread

  • Comment posted by TheFridge, at 10:52 11 Jun 2013

    @79, What are you on about? unreal how dense some of these comment sections are.

    Liverpool last season gave loads of English youngsters a chance last season, they are the front runners for giving youth a chance in teh whole league ya plank.

  • Comment posted by User0066582336, at 09:59 11 Jun 2013

    Diamond in the rough, this lad has the qualities, that much is clear. Hopefully this will prove to be an inspired signing.

  • Comment posted by Loaf82, at 11:41 11 Jun 2013

    These BBC comments sections are becoming laughable. Why don't we just cut out the articles and just have a forum slating Liverpool FC?
    As Liverpool fans, we will always give a new signing a chance, as I'm sure you all would for your own club. Should we not judge him after he's played at least a few games?

  • Comment posted by Tiger, at 10:19 11 Jun 2013

    Some nonsense on this thread. Some of it from Liverpool fans. Why not wait and judge the guy? In the last 6 months, Liverpool signed Coutinho and Sturridge who weren't pulling up any trees at Inter or Chelsea and got wonderful performances out of them and, more importantly, made a better team. Many, many players with bigger reps and far bigger price tags have failed in the PL. Give him a chance.

  • Comment posted by User0641374499, at 10:06 11 Jun 2013

    What the club needs most at the moment is more quality in depth. It is a great sign that they are not just targeting a couple of 20-30 mil players and instead looking to bring in a range of promising talents.

  • Comment posted by D1710710046673, at 11:50 11 Jun 2013

    Well £7m is reasonable for todays market. I don't know much about this guy but fingers crossed he'll turn out to be one of those 'great buys' that come up from time to time. Ala Michu for swansea or Benteke for Villa.
    As for Suarez, would be sorry to see him go, football skills and 'entertainment value', but no man is bigger than the club

  • Comment posted by User0982768431, at 11:19 11 Jun 2013

    Could be a good singing and a great squad player to add depth and options which was lacking early last season.

    Liverpool are not the force they once where but they have consitently competed for Trophies and won a few in the past decade!

    What have Totennham won in the past 30 years?

  • Comment posted by User0751540367, at 10:24 11 Jun 2013

    For that money he seems a reasonable signing. If he turns out half as good as Coutinho then Liverpool have got a good 'un. I agree that he will most likely be more of a squad player than a starter but Brendan Rogers seems to know what he's doing. I hope that Liverpool get back to being a serious contender for things. Growing up in the seventies and eighties it was a joy to watch Liverpool play.

  • Comment posted by sonoffox, at 10:18 11 Jun 2013

    @ 32.KingKong
    Good grief....How old are you?

  • Comment posted by davidindevon, at 07:20 12 Jun 2013

    Good morning all. A nice day to be bitter, angry, biased, uncouth, bad mannered, stupid, rancid, evil or just nasty. Talking of which where are all the Chelski fans?

  • Comment posted by lfc-marc, at 19:35 11 Jun 2013

    @471

    I wouldnt even waste my time replying to that fool..
    He, like many other rival fans must loathe us for some reason cause werealways story number one..

    Im not usually a fan who stirs things but thats what ive been seeing the last few weeks on the bbc website..

    We dont say were great.. we dont say were crap..

    We are just being who we are.

  • Comment posted by User0160685198, at 17:13 11 Jun 2013

    Laughable...all the comments made by semi sensible football fans (some LFC fans) have all been giving negatives...mmmm i suspect there just might be a manure fan on here (Karl Pilkington) Idiot Not Abroad :)

    Looking fwd to seeing Moyes get CPR :)

  • Comment posted by harel1tLFC, at 09:55 11 Jun 2013

    In the past we've been guilty of overstating a players ability before he has stepped in the field, but by the same token people coming on here straight away to say 'terrible signing', about a player they most likely don't know much about seems a bit stupid. The one thing is with Sturridge injured and Suarez banned he may get a lot of time early on. So can we wait till then to pass judgment.