Liverpool Football Club have today signed full-back Aly
Cissokho on a season-long loan from Valencia, subject to the completion of
paperwork.
The 25-year-old passed a medical at Melwood before putting
pen to paper on a deal that will see him spend the 2013-14 campaign with the
Reds.
He becomes Brendan Rodgers' fifth summer signing, following
in the footsteps of Iago Aspas, Luis Alberto, Simon Mignolet and Kolo Toure.
And after clinching his new deal, Cissokho told
Liverpoolfc.com: "I'm very happy to be here. I think we have a great team
and great fans and together we can achieve big things.
"It's going to be a great experience to be able to rub
shoulders with the club's top-quality players. I have experience in the game,
but coming here there will still be lots of things to learn and discover as I
work with everyone every day.
"I can learn from my new manager, get to know the new
style of play here, familiarise myself with different opposition teams and
learn the language. It's going to be a great experience for me, and of course
playing for the club for the first time is something I'm excited about."
The Frenchman boasts a proven pedigree at the highest level
of European football, having played in the Champions League for Porto, Lyon and
Valencia.
Cissokho, who began his senior career with FC Gueugnon, got
his first experience of playing at Anfield when he represented Lyon in their
2-1 victory over Liverpool in October 2009.
He has one cap for France, Cissokho has been allocated the
No.20 jersey previous owned by Jay Spearing.
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