Liverpool have confirmed the signing of Real Madrid midfielder Nuri Sahin on a season-long loan, subject to a medical.
The 23-year-old signed for Real last year after playing a major role in the Borussia Dortmund side which won the Bundesliga title in 2010/11, picking up the league’s player of the season award.
However, the Turkish international failed to break into Jose Mourinho’s Real Madrid side and has been allowed to leave the Santiago Bernabeu on loan in order to find regular first-team football.
Several clubs, including English Premier League rivals Arsenal, were also in the hunt for Sahin’s services but Brendan Rodgers has won the race for the playmaker.
A statement on the Anfield club’s website on Saturday read: “Liverpool Football Club have reached an agreement with Real Madrid to sign Nuri Sahin on a season-long loan deal, subject to the player passing a medical.”
German-born Sahin has been capped 35 times by Turkey, scoring two times for the national side.
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