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 are understood to have tabled a £2.75m bid for a player who has been told he is surplus to requirements at Villa Park. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/jul/27/liverpool-luke-young-aston-villa
Can't see it being more than speculation myself but honestly if there is any truth in this I can't see the point, a useless option for a left back meaning the left will still be a weak point teams will target...
Well where did that one come out of.. don't know much about him , Roy must be under pressure to increase his quota of homegrown players, hence the story today about Maxi leaving to go back to Spain.
Not a bad option to cover both full back positions. We'll need a second LB anyway, mavinga aint ready and it would be stupid going into the season with one. That's assuming that a first choice one would be coming in as well.
Would be a good back up right back instead of pushin carra out there when johnsons injured, wudnt like to see him playin left back too often tho. Another english player aswel which would be good.
Looks like this deal is done for £2.5m............. Luke Young will be absent from the Aston Villa squad jetting out to Portugal after they agreed a deal to sell him to Liverpool. The 31-year-old is set to miss this weekend's Guadiana Cup, where Villa will do battle with Benfica and Feyenoord, after Anfield chiefs agreed a fee of £2.5million with their Premier League rivals. Young's imminent switch to Merseyside looks set to be met with bewilderment by the Kop with Glen Johnson firmly established at the club's first-choice right-back with Academy graduates Martin Kelly and Stephen Darby able to provide adequate back-up in the event of injury. But the new Reds manager is hoping that the defender will be able to plug the gap in the left-hand side of defence, having fulfilled the role during Wilfried Bouma's prolonged spell on the sidelines, following Fabio Aurelio's departure. Young publicly expressed his frustrations at being deployed at left-back but has been preferred despite Emiliano Insua's future remaining unclear after failing to agree personal terms with Fiorentina whilst Danny Wilson has offered to deputise in the role if required. Hodgson revealed yesterday at the unveiling of Wilson and fellow summer signings Milan Jovanovic and Joe Cole he hopes to secure the services of more new players before the summer transfer window closes despite admitting that he faces a big rebuilding process. He said: "We're still interested in some other players so I hope that this won't be the last of our signings. "The aim of the board, chief executive Christian Purslow and everyone at the club is to try to make this squad as competitive as possible. "If we can sign several more players to make the squad stronger then that will also help but we need to make the point that it's a new start and a new dawn for the club. "But you don't put to right the things that have gone wrong overnight and it's our job to work at it." Following the sudden death of half-brother Andre whilst on holiday Young struggled to displace Carlos Cuéllar as Villa's first-choice right-back last season, making only 14 domestic starts but remains a firm fans' favourite at Villa Park.
You just beat me to the post Travis! Lost his way at Villa I think, plus I seem to remember he had some family troubles which affected him. Was the great White hope at Spurs, player of the year at Charlton, and won England caps at Boro but all at right back I think? Plus this article says he was p**sed off playing LB so he's not going to be an answer to our problems there is he? Strange one
I'm happy enough with this , it's good that we're getting another English player, he'll be a good squad player better than Degen , Darby is not ready yet. I don't believe he's shite like some make out, Hodgson is known for turning players careers around.
Never good enough to be a Liverpool player. That's the problem with Roy he doesn't know what a Liverpool player is. He's a signing Fulham would have made. Poor signing if it happens. To go from signing Cole to this major let down.
Yes Shyte is a big over reaction, he's far from it, but wouldn't like to see him stunt Kellys development. Think Darby is probably due a loan spell again. Hasn't looked good in pre season. Maybe Young FB and Glen J RW, on occasion?
Not a left back at all, ugh awful, could be one of the worst we've been linked with there and that is saying something.
Strange one, really don't think he's good enough for our squad. If he's for left back, I really hope its as a backup to the likes of Figueroa. As right back, I would have liked to see Kelly as Johnsons backup. I can't really see where he fits in unless he is actually our new first choice left back. If that the case, I'd be very disappointed
Do you think Cole would've signed for Fulham? NO! Luke Young is just not good enough for LFC. Finding it hard to get a LB since Riise was sold. Surely we can do better tham Young.
Taking Villa's cast offs .... cant believe were paying them . Why are we paying £2.5m for a 31 year old natural right back with only 1 year left on his contract to play left back. Hope its not cover for Glen and a replacement for Degen when we have Kelly as cover ... All that said he wouldn't be a bad Bosman but surprised were paying £2.5m .Then i suppose most Bosmans end up costing around £2m as signing on fee with us. Seems to me we are bringing him as cover for Glen , hopefully this means we have got rid of Degen , does this mean Kelly will be cover in the middle and either Ayala loaned out or Soto been sold ?
i'm not sure this deal is done and dusted yet - havent seen it on the bbc website, teamtalk or the LFC official site. just wondering is it more agent BS trying to get his client a move or something
At 31, he is obviously not a long term buy! Not sure about the price being value for money - on last year's form, he aint good enough but we need english players and he may do a job!