Liverpool announced that personal terms had been agreed with James Milner, and the Manchester City midfielder will join his new team-mates on Merseyside on July 1 when his Etihad contract expires.
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The England international will move on a free transfer on the first of next month [confirmed on the club’s website], subject to a medical, and the midfielder could prove to be one of the signings of the summer – at least that’s what Reds supporters are thinking.
The Anfield faithful are understandably downcast following a hugely underachieving campaign, and fortunately for Brendan Rodgers, plenty of the club’s fans are delighted with their first signing of the summer.
With an immense work-rate and – not forgetting – sealed on a free transfer, he could prove to be one of the steals of the summer transfer window to a club in need of an established Premier League player, with Steven Gerrard departing for the MLS.
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