Premier League - Hyypia to join Leverkusen

Eurosport - Tue, 05 May 08:19:00 2009

Veteran Liverpool defender Sami Hyypia will join German side Bayer Leverkusen on a two-year deal in the summer.

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The Finn, who has been at Anfield for 10 years, made his debut for the Reds in August 1999.

Hyypia has made 317 league appearances for Liverpool and was a key member of the side which won the FA Cup, Worthington Cup and UEFA Cup in 2001.

Hyypia explained his reasons for joining the Bundesliga club on the Leverkusen website, www.bayer04.de, saying: "The discussions with Bayer were very positive.

"They gave me the feeling they wanted to sign m. I look forward to the task in Leverkusen and hope that we will be successful together."

Bayer's sporting director Rudi Voller was delighted to have snared the experienced defender, adding: "Sami will bring experience and presence to our young squad."

PA Sport / Eurosport

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  1. i even had an lfc fan slagging off mark k and paul b,­ they got a little cross to say the least

    From the silent assassin, on Tue 5 May 11:26AM

  2. "U must be so proud of­ urself, now go to the top­ of the class and give the­ pens out." Wow, that­ REALLY hurt. I'm devastated. I'm going to tell­ mommy......

    From Ferg, on Tue 5 May 11:24AM

  3. morning daz. i pushed a few buttons last night and LMAO

    From the silent assassin, on Tue 5 May 11:20AM

  4. MORNING ASSASSIN

    From DAZGGMU-RED-LEGEND-OF-YAHOO, on Tue 5 May 11:13AM

  5. THE MICKEY MOUSE TREBLE HA HA IM SO FUNNY

    From DAZGGMU-RED-LEGEND-OF-YAHOO, on Tue 5 May 11:12AM

  6. well done sami i hope you and the other donkeys on the­ beach get on ha ha ha ha

    From DAZGGMU-RED-LEGEND-OF-YAHOO, on Tue 5 May 11:11AM

  7. well done sami i hope you and the other donkeys on the­ beach get on ha ha ha ha

    From DAZGGMU-RED-LEGEND-OF-YAHOO, on Tue 5 May 11:11AM

  8. 10 years at anfield and still no prem medal i wish i­ would have been gifted enough to play for united said­ sami when interviewed on sky sports ha ha ha ha ha­ although one year we did the mickey mouse treble ha ha­ ha ha

    From DAZGGMU-RED-LEGEND-OF-YAHOO, on Tue 5 May 11:09AM

  9. after finishing his career at leverkusen hyppia will­ move to blackpool beach with the rest of the donkeys ha­ ha ha ha

    From DAZGGMU-RED-LEGEND-OF-YAHOO, on Tue 5 May 11:07AM

  10. "great to see i made silent assassin resort to a­ foul and petty insult".U must be so proud of­ urself, now go to the top of the class and give the­ pens out.

    From the silent assassin, on Tue 5 May 10:19AM

  11. therefore anthony your comment this morning shows how­ sad u r.

    From the silent assassin, on Tue 5 May 10:16AM

  12. it starts as football and becomes personal and i can­ give as good as i get, so get over it

    From the silent assassin, on Tue 5 May 10:15AM

  13. the purpose of the comments is baiting and it works­ every time........nothing more to it than that

    From the silent assassin, on Tue 5 May 10:13AM

  14. Great to see I made silent ar$ear$in resort to a foul­ and petty insult. Just shows how thick the mancs really­ are.
    I wonder, when Gary Neville retires, will they­ show a pic of Ratboy? Or maybe a picture of him­ sh@gging his sister and him mum? Inbred c--t.....

    From Ferg, on Tue 5 May 10:03AM

  15. Catch you all laters Liverpool fans RESPECT!!

    From bigstu.anfield1892lfcredsfan, on Tue 5 May 8:42AM

  16. Sami the FINNISHED ARTICLE of a true legend respect­ YNWA

    From bigstu.anfield1892lfcredsfan, on Tue 5 May 8:41AM

  17. Played his heart out always for the red shirt, a great­ player and a role model. Good luck in the future Sami­ and THANKS for your commitment. YNWA!!

    From Viva Espana, on Tue 5 May 8:40AM

  18. OH SAMI...........SAMI SAMI SAMI SAMI HYYPIA!!

    From bigstu.anfield1892lfcredsfan, on Tue 5 May 8:40AM

  19. You won't recieve legendary status Owen by slating­ Liverpool like Sami Hyypia is recieving off the­ Liverpool faithful if you say things like that? You­ should NEVER of followed Beckham's footsteps &­ joined Real Madrid coz it the biggest mistake YOU­ made!! Now you are at Newcastle their in dire straits­ where are you gonna go now? Crazy Michael you could­ still ave an England future if you had of stayed at­ Anfield? YOUR NOT THE PLAYER YOU WERE ANYMORE

    From bigstu.anfield1892lfcredsfan, on Tue 5 May 8:39AM

  20. On a different subject now. What do you expect Michael­ Owen? You are bound to be booed by Liverpool fans­ including myself who wore your name on my shirts IF you­ go public by saying quote " I CAN ACHIEVE SUCCESS­ AT ANOTHER CLUB NOT LIVERPOOL SHOULD YOU LEAVE­ NEWCASTLE!!" Lack of respect to the club who­ brought you up thanx alot OWEN!! You are a waste of­ space no wonder Fabio don't pick you

    From bigstu.anfield1892lfcredsfan, on Tue 5 May 8:34AM
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