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Liverpool agree £1m Sporting deal

18th Jan 2012 - Media Watch  The Guardian

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Liverpool have agreed a deal with Sporting Lisbon, close to £1m, to sign one of the most talented young players from the academy that has developed the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Luis Figo and Nani.

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Joao Carlos, 19, is moving to Anfield after coming to the attention of the Liverpool manager, Kenny Dalglish, during a scoring performance in the NextGen series of youth-team matches earlier this season.

The teenager has been talked about in Portugal as being similar to a young Deco but Sporting have financial issues and have decided to accept Liverpool's offer in keeping with their usual policy of nurturing young players and then selling them for profit.

Carlos has trained with Sporting's first team this season, but has not made his senior debut.

Source: The Guardian

This story has been reproduced from today's media. It does not necessarily represent the position of Liverpool Football Club.

This story has been reproduced from today's media. It does not necessarily represent the position of Liverpool Football Club.

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Author: The Guardian
Tagged: Carlos , Joao Carlos , Joao Carlos Teixeira , Teixeira



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Good bit of business, congrats Kenny and the team.
hazard10
18th Jan 2012 13:57
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