Liverpool Sign Lucas Weijl

Liverpool have officially announced on their website the capture of 17-year old Netherlands forward Vincent Lucas Weijl.

Jul 10, 2008 8:21:08 PM

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Rafa Benitez has added to the full back acquisitions of Degen and Dossena, the imminent arrival of young Dutchman Lucas Weijl.

Lucas Weijl was trained and promoted through the ranks at Alkmaar-based Dutch side AZ. He is expected to carry on with his footballing education with the reserve team under the tutelage of Gery Ablett after he penned a three-year deal to stay in Merseyside.

Rafa Benitez has often expressed his admiration for the way Arsene Wenger buys young and develops talent for the future. This purchase reaffirms Benitez’s ideology.

Other youthful players to arrive on Merseyside this summer include Nikola Saric from Herfølge and Zsolt Pölöske of MTK.

Alan Dawson