Liverpool Sign ‘Homegrown’ Goalkeeper Brad Jones As Back-Up To Reina
By Ollie Irish
Liverpool are set to clinch the £2.3million signing of Brad Jones from Middlesbrough after the Australian goalkeeper passed a medical earlier today:
Photo: Liverpool FC
Jones, 28, qualifies as a ‘home-grown’ player under the new rules after joining Boro as a trainee in 2001. He will act as cover for Liverpool’s first-choice goalkeeper, Pepe Reina, who faaacked up against Arsenal at Anfield on Sunday.
Liverpool confirmed the fee on their official website and added that Jones should finalise his move on Tuesday, in a three-year deal.
This is a sensible signing by Liverpool – Jones is experienced for his age, athletic and also relatively inexpensive.
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Thanks to homegrown rule jones got his break with liverpool. But the rule is ineffective when it is about Arsenal. They just had one english player in their starting line up in that last match.
Lol he wont get a game with pool. Maybe in the Mickey mouse cup.
its a Homegrown rule Nithin, nothing about being English mate
Why did Jones move to Liverpool? He was Middlesborough’s first choice goalie and in the likely event that they would be promoted he would probably be regularily playing Premier League football. But he’ll only ever be Reina’s back-up at Liverpool, making occasional Carling Cup and 20 minute appearences.
“Why did Jones move to Liverpool?”
Starts with m and ends with oney.
Good God, the requirement of this ‘Homegrown Rule’ were obviously made to please Wenger or that extremely fat bastard Benitez.
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