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Simon Mignolet: Liverpool sign Sunderland keeper for £9m

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Simon Mignolet

Liverpool have confirmed the signing of Sunderland goalkeeper Simon Mignolet in a £9m deal.

The 25-year-old signed a long-term contract after a medical on Tuesday.

He will become Liverpool's fourth summer signing after Manchester City's Kolo Toure, Sevilla's Luis Alberto and Celta Vigo's Iago Aspas.

"I am delighted that we have been able to sign one of the top goalkeepers in the Barclays Premier League," manager Brendan Rodgers told the club website.external-link

"Simon will join a club that will give him an opportunity to demonstrate and improve his huge talent."

The Belgium international has played 101 games for Sunderland since his £2m move from Sint-Truiden in June 2010.

He kept 11 clean sheets in 40 matches last season for the Black Cats.

Liverpool's current first-choice keeper Pepe Reina, 30, has been to Spanish champions Barcelona, where he started his career.

The Reds have already agreed to sign 32-year-old on a free transfer and finalised a deal for Celta Vigo striker Aspas, 25, for £7m.

Sevilla midfielder Alberto, 20, has joined the Anfield club for £6.8m, while boss Rodgers is also tracking highly-rated Sporting Lisbon defender Tiago Ilori, 20, and 24-year-old Armenian midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan from Shakhtar Donetsk.

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  • Comment posted by User0641374499, at 21:31 21 Jun 2013

    Depth depth depth. Liverpool might not be breaking the bank on any single deal this window but it is far more positive to see them focus instead on bringing in a range of quality in depth. Plenty of young promising talent and a nicely reduced wage total compared to 18 months ago.

    What is going on at LFC? They've finally figured out how to perform well in the off-season!

  • Comment posted by Scouser Tommy, at 22:06 21 Jun 2013

    @20 YAMS

    "McNulty is a huge Liverpool fan. Common knowledge to those who've been here a while."

    He is actually an Everton fan.

  • Comment posted by User0435438557, at 21:33 21 Jun 2013

    @ 1

    what does being armenian have to do with anything? did you know that Mr zidane was actually raised in algeria but moved to france with his family at a very young age... thus, technically making him algerian.
    I'm not making any comparisons in terms of ability but you cannot dismiss a player based on nationality.
    I would much rather take "that armenian" over nasri anyway

  • Comment posted by User0211850064, at 08:44 22 Jun 2013

    If any player deserves to go to a bigger club, its Migs, hes been fantastic for SAFC. Gonna be hard to replace, but good luck to him, he's going to be missed up here.

  • Comment posted by Jl542, at 21:57 21 Jun 2013

    According to BBC in the last few days L'pool have been on the verge of signing 4 different players yet none of them have signed. Why can't BBC just wait till the signing actually happens before reporting on it.

  • Comment posted by Sportsmad19, at 22:05 21 Jun 2013

    This is an excellent deal. I thought Mignolet was the best goalkeeper in the Premier League last season. Every time you saw Sunderland on MOTD, he was keeping them in it. I don't think there is much between Mignolet and Begovic and considering Mignolet could go for £9m while Begovic is rated at £15m, Liverpool have made a good deal. Reina must surely be out as Mignolet should be first choice.

  • Comment posted by User0836249858, at 23:05 21 Jun 2013

    @77 £19M? expert scrutiny?

  • Comment posted by Words of Wisdom, at 22:53 21 Jun 2013

    Great signing. Can't believe some people slating Brendan on here?! Continuo and Sturridge are both great signings. Mignolet was excellent last season so that's another good signing. The Armenian midfielder is highly rated as a upcoming Star and I'm not sure about Alberto and aspas but I trust Rogers because he has done nothing but good since at lfc. I'm looking forward to next season!

  • Comment posted by User0449433158, at 08:41 22 Jun 2013

    155.WordsofWisdom
    Spurs too, they always want who we want haha.

    162.Orcani
    23 years since we won the league yes, but only 4 since we finished 2nd and had our best ever Premier League total points, only losing 2 games all season (6 in all comps). Thats what he means by having bad seasons recently. Durring Rafas reign (bar the last season) we were having very good seasons.

  • Comment posted by torn, at 09:13 22 Jun 2013

    @ 175

    At the same time giving you an excuse to constantly post drivel, troll, and throw insults at a club and team you obviously despise!
    We get the drift, now maybe move over and let people discuss the topic?

    If you don't agree with the BBC threads you can always choose not to post? People such as yourself are mindless and unbelievably boring!

  • Comment posted by mark, at 08:42 22 Jun 2013

    23 years??? so a treble, a CL cup and another final, FA cups, League cups and super cup is 23 years of poor seasons. You know little of the clubs history.
    You talk of fear. Its football not Afghanistan!!
    You of course can see into the future (clever boy). You never know with football what will happen. I remember Manc U being a "mid table " team. Look at them now and they done it with kids

  • Comment posted by User0732153746, at 10:36 22 Jun 2013

    Orcani ....
    It is not just a table position that dictates the size of a club. World wide fan base, revenue, branding and history count for a lot. We create our own revenue, unlike Man City & Chelsea. Take their sugar daddies away and they are not so powerful. You need to think about things as a whole instead of choosing 1 fact to fight an argument. Facts can be manipulated.

  • Comment posted by User0732153746, at 10:00 22 Jun 2013

    First 20 games last season, Utd were 21 pts better than us. Last 18 games and we were only 7 pts worse off. To me that shows progress. We DO have quality in our squad and what we lack is a depth of quality. The possible signings we have made already fill me with optimism that we can challenge for a CL position this year. Good to see our business being done early so they can get a full pre season.

  • Comment posted by davidindevon, at 23:56 21 Jun 2013

    94.LuisSuarezOUT
    You consistently write ludicrous posts making yourself looking stupid and us LFC fans embarrassed. I offered you advice to try to prevent that but you do not have the nous to understand me. You will deserve all you get from them.

    05. AC
    Just who has won 1 cup in 80yrs & have those attendances? I am genuinely interested in your answer.

  • Comment posted by Michael, at 23:39 21 Jun 2013

    Before we start saying "watch out United" (Manchester or otherwise) - or anyone else for that matter - let's just see a few results and achievements. Words ain't deeds.
    I think BR is definitely on the right track - but let's brag after we've won something, not before.
    m

  • Comment posted by User0795854965, at 23:55 21 Jun 2013

    LFC implimenting smart strategy of reducing expence and building depth..they have practically reduced huge wage bill and bringing in young talents.both ploy will pay devident in the near future.

    Also clever that LFC is getting all the transfer business way early and quietly (just like they did in jan). Smart move..

  • Comment posted by User0435438557, at 23:10 21 Jun 2013

    @ 77

    where do you get your expertise from? funky-pidgeon.com?

    19 mil??? lol

  • Comment posted by CJD, at 21:24 21 Jun 2013

    An astute signing. £9m is good value in the current climate for a 24 year old keeper if he keeps up the confidence and form shown last season.

  • Comment posted by mark, at 08:28 22 Jun 2013

    @157 a couple of poor seasons and LFC are a mid table club??? Get real!!! If Barcelona, Chelski or Manc U had a couple of bad years would they become a "mediocre" team or still be seen as a power house of Euro football? Liverpool are still a massive global brand and respected (obviously not so much by trolling spanners) throughout the world. See what happens next season before writing them off.

  • Comment posted by Dr Heath, at 09:57 22 Jun 2013

    Rodgers going for good playes with something to prove. Mignolet is a very good keeper, We messed up not getting Sturridge last August and finished lower down the league as a result. Going into this season with much better options going forward.

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