Emiliano Insua completes switch from Liverpool to Sporting Lisbon – Portuguese Primeira Liga News
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Argentina-c2841 International Emiliano Insua has completed his move from English giants Liverpool to Portuguese Primeira Liga side, Sporting Lisbon, for an undisclosed transfer fee. The youngster has penned down a five-year deal at the helm.
Sporting Lisbon have been on an unprecedented spending spree this summer. Signing more than seventeen new players, the club have totally the changed the core of the team and are looking to match the quality of their fierce rivals, Benfica and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Porto-c39186.
While most new additions focused on the attacking side of things, the Lions also acquired quality defenders, with American International http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Oguchi-Onyewu-c28332 being the undoubted pick of the lot.
However, the Lisbon side have failed to find a suitable left-back, although they did sign promising youngster, Atila Turan, from Grenoble. The French national is seen as a bright future prospect, who can easily slot into midfield or the left-back role. However,
at the tender age of 19, he is woefully short of experience and cannot be immediately drafted into the first team.
In order to enjoy the services of a proven full-back, Domingos Paciência had been eyeing Emiliano Insua from Liverpool, and has finally landed his man after successfully negotiating with his English counterparts.
The 22-year-old defender was surplus to Kenny Dalglish’s requirements at Anfield, following the arrival of Jose Enrique from Newcastle United and had been placed on the transfer market.
Although spending the 2010/2011 campaign on loan to Galatasaray, Insua had been tried and tested in the English Premier League for several seasons, making him a sought after target. However, in the end, he chose to sign for Sporting Lisbon, who did not
disclose the amount they forked up to land the Sky Blue International.
After putting pen to paper on a 5-year deal at Jose Alvalade, it is clear that Emiliano Insua is eager to ply his trade in his new surroundings in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Portugal-c2984, but it remains to be seen whether he can replicate his previous performances and quickly adjust to
life in the Primeira liga.
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