Paletta deal official

[Boca]

PALETTA PUTS PEN TO PAPER ON REDS DEAL

Paul Rogers 04 July 2006

Rafael Benitez today welcomed Gabriel Paletta into the Liverpool fold and immediately insisted our latest signing has the qualities to match the inspirational leadership of Jamie Carragher.

The young Argentinian defender was at Melwood yesterday for the first day of pre-season training but put pen to paper on a 4-year contract today.

 

Having followed the youngster's progress for some time, Benitez was delighted to have secured Paletta's signature and said: "I've worked with other Argentinian defenders in the past and there is a good tradition of tough, aggressive and tactically strong defenders from the country.

 

"Paletta is very tough and he's exactly the sort of player we need who will suit the Premiership. When you talk about the Argentinian defenders I worked with in Valencia, Paletta is more like Ayala than Pellegrino. If you're talking about Liverpool, he's more like Carra than Sami Hyypia. This is good because we will have a balance in the style of defenders.

 

"He is a defender with a lot of aggression and we're sure he has a great future. He will learn a lot here, like Daniel Agger, and provide competitiveness in our defence.

 

"We were watching him in the World Under-21 championships in Holland. That's when our scouts spotted him and we identified him as the kind of player we'd like.

 

"He has attracted a lot of interest from top clubs in Argentina like River Plate and Boca Juniors. River Plate even reserved a number six shirt for him, so we had to move quickly to sign him. We're delighted to have done the deal now."

 

Offal

[vish]

get in

[Reggie]

The new Carra.

[Huyton_Red]

Palleta and Agger liverpools centre back pair at the next world cup with carra assistant manager and mayor of Liverpool

[Reggie]

Liverpool can't play in thw World Cup. Some stupid rule about Liverpool not being a country.

[CarraLegend]

Thats Paletta's profile unlocked on the offal, just need Aurelio's now.

[sutty]

Liverpool can't play in thw World Cup. Some stupid rule about Liverpool not being a country.

 

 

Huyton is planning a revolution

 

The person, not the place.

[Bigal]

I think they should both plan a revolution

[sammy knucklz]

I think they should both plan a revolution

 

well, you know, we all wanna change the world...

[Rich Gobey]

Huyton is planning a revolution

 

The person, not the place.

 

Evolution might be a start...

[smokescreen]

Good to see the offal know the recent history of the club...

 

"Gabriel Paletta is the first player from Argentina to play for Liverpool and the young centre half arrives in England as a blossoming talent for the future."

 

[Boca]

Good to see the offal know the recent history of the club...

 

"Gabriel Paletta is the first player from Argentina to play for Liverpool and the young centre half arrives in England as a blossoming talent for the future."

 

 

Plus if you go to his profile and click on the video link you get "highlights" of Chris Kirkland instead of Paletta.

[smokescreen]

Somehow methinks that journalism job might be a breeze... can't be difficult to look good anyway...

[Stevie H]

wonder if he's begun learning english in the months since he knew he was coming here?

[cymrococh]

Is there a picture of this greasy malvinas-grabber anywhere?

[trowie]

This might have been posted before but I'll post it again anyway.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gvv2ovMpetc...search=Banfield

Cant this guy head the ball?

Surely it would have been easier than putting your back out.

[RafaShanks]

 

Feck me. He's a big lad.

 

Maybe he'll become Rafa's plan B.

Edited July 4, 2006 by RafaShanks

[Sion]

 

Feck me. He's a big lad.

 

Maybe he'll become Rafa's plan B.

 

What's he doing with Bellamy and Roy Keane?

[Benitez]

Maybe that's their way of getting in a little dig at Pellegrino, or they're being very technical (Pellegrino was Argentinian but came to us from Spain)

 

why on earth would they want to have a dig at Pellegrino!

 

As for Paletta - he looks like a proper mean, nasty, cynical fouling Argentinian centre half, he best not let me down!

 

 

Here he is with a strange trophy

 

 

Here he is looking like Sergei Fedorov

 

 

Here he is playing for Norwich

 

[Spike]

I love these unknown type signings! Have no idea about the guy but having seen the likes of Luis, Momo, Gonzalez etc in action - players I knew feck all about - I get well excited and when I hear Rafa speak about them I get doubley so..

[Guest YKI]

I love these unknown type signings! Have no idea about the guy but having seen the likes of Luis, Momo, Gonzalez etc in action - players I knew feck all about - I get well excited and when I hear Rafa speak about them I get doubley so..

 

I think the lad was captain of the Argentina U20 side that won the U20 World Cup, with Messi in the side. I might be wrong, though. Just checked and I can't find references to him being captain but he was defo in the side.

Edited July 4, 2006 by YKI

[Spike]

well I hadn't heard of him

[DazzlaJ]

well I hadn't heard of him

 

clueless muppet....

[RafaShanks]

I think the lad was captain of the Argentina U20 side that won the U20 World Cup, with Messi in the side. I might be wrong, though. Just checked and I can't find references to him being captain but he was defo in the side.

 

Yup. He's Messi's best mate as well.

 

Messi to hand in shock transfer request?

[Guest westang]

he has an italian passport and does not need a work permit, right?