Saturday 5 January 2013

Tra very much: Liverpool lining up summer move for Anzhi tormentor Lacina Traore - Mirror.co.uk

Liverpool have agreed in principle to sign Anzhi Makhachkala striker Lacina Traore next summer, according to reports of reports (!) in Russian newspaper Izvestia.

Traore scored an eyecatching goal against Liverpool in last week's Europa League clash - and the Anfield club will be monitoring the lad for the rest of the season ahead of money talk... according to the player's agent.

Traore's representative Dimitri Seluk reportedly said: "In addition to Liverpool, the list of clubs that have applied to purchase Traore includes Udinese.

Like Andy Carroll, but bigger: Anzhi Makhachkala's Lacina Traore celebrates scoring against Liverpool with tiny teammate Mbark Boussoufa
Like Andy Carroll, but bigger: Anzhi Makhachkala's Lacina Traore celebrates scoring against Liverpool with tiny teammate Mbark Boussoufa

 

"But I am afraid the Italians will not be able to pay my transfer value of the player.

"At the moment, Lacinia is content with his position at Anzhi. He recently signed a new contract until 2016.

"Traore has no need to hurry. We'll go ahead and first let him get experience.

"I am an advocate of the gradual development of players. Remember the career of Yaya Toure? In 2005, I brought him to Metalurh Donetsk, then he moved to Olympiacos, then to Monaco and from there to Barcelona.

"Now Yaya is at Manchester City.

"Of course, Russia is not Traore's final resting place. The day will come when he will play in the Premier League."

The 6"8 tall striker moved to Russia in 2011, signing for Kuban Krasnodar from Cluj. He scored 18 goals with Kuban, which alerted Anzhi Makhachkala, who swooped this summer. He has scored seven goals in 11 Russian Premier League matches so far this season.

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