Liverpool sign young Argentinian star

0 Comments | AFP, January, 2007

LONDON (AFP) — Liverpool completed the signing of Argentinian defender Emiliano Insua on an 18-month loan deal. The teenage left back, who has represented his country at under 20 level, was signed from Boca Juniors and hailed by Reds boss Rafael Benitez as "a good, young player with a lot of potential." Sheffield United moved to bolster their forward line with an unexpected swoop for striker Jon Stead, who joins from Sunderland in a deal worth up to 1.25 million pounds (2.4 million dollars).

Stead, 23, has been on loan at Derby for the last three months and Sunderland boss Roy Keane decided to sell him after spending two million pounds on the recruitment of Arsenal teenager Anthony Stokes. Stead was a 1.8-million-pound signing for Sunderland when they bought him from...