Aly Cissokho has signed for Liverpool on a season-long loan deal from Valencia, becoming Liverpool's fifth summer signing.
The Frenchman trained with the Liverpool squad today, and the club have officially announced that he will be moving to Merseyside for the season.
Cissokho had a medical yesterday on Merseyside and is joining from Valencia for the season. Brendan Rodgers wants him to provide competition for Jose Enrique at left-back and has the option of making the French defender's move permanent next summer for £4million.
Cissokho told LiverpoolFC.com that he was delighted with the move:
"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."
Rodgers hopes to hear today if he has been successful in his £28m move for Willian from Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala.
The Liverpool boss wants the Brazil star as his marquee signing of the summer and is prepared to pay him £100,000 a week. The Anfield club face competition from Tottenham, who can offer European football, and the winger is due to decide within the next 24 hours.
Rodgers has also renewed his interest in Sporting Lisbon's Tiago Llori because the defender has still not agreed a new contract with the Portuguese club.
Rodgers shelved his interest in June when Sporting rejected Liverpool's £3m bid, demanding around double that amount.
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