Lucas Leiva signing thread

[Shaggy]

He looks like Bellamy's twin sister.

[Howard_lfc]

He'll need to put a coupla stone on before he gets anywhere near the first team.
Very skilful but strikes me as lightweight.
Time will tell if he's up to the physical side.

You mean like McManaman Joe?

[Harv]

He looks like Bellamy's twin sister.

haha i was going to say that

[RedWolverine]

Haha, it's not KT mate, you can say the names of other LFC forums out loud without being sentenced to death.

I was in the middle of trying to find the damn thread

http://www.xtratime.org/forum/showthread.php?t=215378&page=3

Here it is, apparently its off "Terra" - what ever that is.

[Joe Le Toff]

You mean like McManaman Joe?

Point taken but McManaman was brought up in the english game so would have had more grounding in the physical side.
Hopefully it wont be an issue, but im always a little concerned that a few kicks and he'll lose interest.
Ive only seen him on a highlights clip, and fair play, he looks a quality player, but so did Cisse

[jonesie]

Scott Carson seems very happy about the signing anyway.

Lucas speaks...

http://home.skysports.com/list.aspx?hlid=466284&CPID=8&clid=14&lid=&title=Lucas:+I+could+not+turn+down+Reds

Lucas: I could not turn down Reds
By Patricio Figueroa - Created on 12 May 2007

Brazilian ace Lucas says he could not turn down the chance to join Liverpool.

Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez confirmed the club are close to agreeing a deal to sign the highly-rated Gremio star.

The Brazilian youth international is relishing the opportunity to move to Anfield.

"Regarding my transfer to Liverpool, to tell you the truth, I really didn't expect to leave Brazil so soon but what I have been offered and the team from which it came from made it impossible to say no," Lucas told Terra Brazil.

"Liverpool made me an excellent proposal in the financial and professional part.

"In addition I know that my departure is going to give a big hand to Gremio for resolving some financial problems so that makes me happy and makes me calm with the decision that I took of accepting the transfer."

The 20-year-old will remain at Gremio until the end of their Copa Libertadores campaign and Lucas is hoping to leave the Brazilian club on a high.

"I wish to travel to England in July taking in my suitcase the Copa Libertadores title," added Lucas.

"I am very happy and thankful that I have been given the chance to remain at Gremio until the end of the Copa Libertadores because playing this competition and having the chance to win it is something that I have been waiting for since I was a child."

[AFII]

Maybe Rafa will try to sign Aguero next.

[El Jefecito]

Maybe Rafa will try to sign Aguero next.

Aguero will only be available at european prices.

[AFII]

Aguero will only be available at european prices.

€36m

[Guest]

Why Aguero ??

[Maestro]

Maybe Rafa will try to sign Aguero next.

[tomasjj]

I hope we ship off Alonso and most of all Mono.

There I have said it.

[Red_Polo]

Maybe Rafa will try to sign Aguero next.

[AFII]

Why Aguero ??

We are being linked with a lot of players that Rafa tried to sign before. We tried to sign Aguero last summer and Rafa signs a lot of South Americans.

[Fiddy]

For sure our idea is to buy all central midfielders in the world.

Rafa must be borrowing Martin Jol's philosophy...