Liverpool close to Agger signing
Agger is regarded as one of the most promising defenders in Europe
Liverpool have revealed they have agreed a deal "in principle" for
Brondby's Denmark
international defender Daniel Agger.
Agger is believed to be on Merseyside for a medical prior to a £5.8m
move, according to
reports.
The 21-year-old was pulled out of a training camp with Brondby so he
could complete his
switch to Anfield.
Agger is a long-time Reds' target but the move almost fell through when
Brondby raised
their price.
However, the two clubs are now thought to have agreed a deal which is
subject to Agger
passing a medical.
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez said: "Daniel is a player we have been
following for a
long time.
"We first spoke to Brondby about the player when we were in Monaco
playing the Super Cup
final. At that time, their chairman said he wasn't for sale.
"We scouted Daniel for a long time but then he picked up an injury. When
he returned to
fitness we watched his first game back and we knew he was at the kind of level
we require, even
though he played only 25 minutes.
"We've been told he's one of the best centre-halves in Denmark for 20
years. A lot of
scouts have spoken highly of him and there has been lots of interest from other
clubs.
"I wouldn't say he was a particularly aggressive style of player," said
Benitez.
"I think he is a very clever type of defender. His positional sense is
very good, for
example, and he reads the game well. Of course, there are areas he needs to
improve, but he is
young and we will help him.
"He will be an option for the first team within a short space of time."
The Dane is due to join up with his country's under-21 squad for a
two-week training
camp in Chile on Monday.
Agger played in Denmark's 4-1 win against England in August.
And Denmark coach Morten Olsen is delighted he is moving to the
Premiership.
He said: "He is confident about what he can do at the moment - he still
has something to
learn and he has a good mentality and if he goes to Liverpool I can only say
they will have a
top-class player.
"He certainly has to play 25 games because only in that way will he
become a better
player, and he is only 21 so he is not a player for the bench. "Of course he
has got to accept
he maybe cannot play in the first team in every game but I am sure he will show
that he is a
top-class player. "(This is a good move) for Daniel Agger and for the Danish
national team
because the Premier League is a top-class league," Olsen told Sky Sports News.
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