Reds announce Sakho signing - 利物浦足球俱樂部 Liverpool Football Club

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Liverpool Football Club is delighted to announce the signing of French
international defender Mamadou Sakho from Paris Saint-Germain.

The 23-year-old put pen to paper on a long-term contract with the Reds at
Melwood after successfully passing a medical at the club's training complex.

After completing his move, Sakho told Liverpoolfc.com: "I'm delighted to be
here. I'd like to thank everyone for the welcome.

"I came here because the project that is in place at Liverpool interests me.
I'm really looking forward to playing my first game."

Sakho is capable of playing in central defence or at left-back and has made
14 appearances for his country since an international debut against England
in November 2010.

After progressing through the French giants' youth academy, the defender made
his debut for PSG in 2007 and played a total of 201 games for the capital
club.

During more than six years in the first team there, he collected three major
trophies - the Ligue 1 title, the Coupe de France and the Coupe de la Ligue -
and was named the country's young player of the year at the end of 2010-11.

"I'm really looking forward to cracking on with work and I can't wait to get
on pitch," continued Sakho.

"I know the Liverpool fans are fantastic and while I was in France, it was
clear for me to see they are amongst the best in England."

Sakho becomes the Reds' seventh signing of the summer transfer window,
joining Luis Alberto, Iago Aspas, Aly Cissokho, Tiago Ilori, Simon Mignolet
and Kolo Toure in Brendan Rodgers' squad.

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