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Ngog Joins Liverpool

Thu 24 Jul, 01:09 PM


Liverpool have signed highly-rated teenage striker David Ngog from Paris St Germain.

The 19-year-old has repeatedly been linked to the Reds in recent weeks and has signed a four-year contract with the Barclays Premier League club.

He will go straight into the Merseysiders' first-team squad, joining fellow summer arrivals Andrea Dossena, Diego Cavalieri and Philipp Degen.

Ngog, who is the cousin of former Rangers and Newcastle defender Jean-Alain Boumsong, struggled in an under-performing Paris St Germain team last season as the French club barely maintained their Ligue 1 status.

He scored just once in 18 appearances but has been far more effective at various levels for France.

The pacy forward has scored at every youth level for his country, including a brace against England Under-19s last season.

His exit from the Parc des Princes seemed inevitable from the moment he refused to sign a new contract with Paul le Guen's side as he entered the final year of his deal, and Liverpool soon stepped in with a bid thought to be around the £1.5million mark.

Ngog's arrival adds welcome reinforcement to manager Rafael Benitez's strikeforce following the departure of Peter Crouch for Portsmouth.

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  1. NGOG?????
    I just hear it now, wish it's a perfect decision for Rafa

    From eedaz, on Fri 25 Jul 2:49PM

  2. i wonder y Benitez always buy an unknown player then didnt use them......wat a waste...

    From hellraizing_89, on Fri 25 Jul 5:21AM

  3. Hopefully Liverpool will get the best result during the new season because They always bought many players but the result still same - Number 4 in BPL and quarter or semi final in cup competition. Poot Tom Hicks and George Gillete.

    From Football's Fanatic, on Fri 25 Jul 12:44AM

  4. freebie time at anfield again , does it not make you wonder why they are free ?

    From paulwalker70, on Fri 25 Jul 12:40AM

  5. hnrykang.. illiterate obnoxious boy go and put your toys away before your mum catches you on her laptop, Ngog is wanted by loads of teams and you havent heard of him because your not allowed to switch the tv from childrens channel to look at footy news.. grow up. YNWA

    From ned n, on Thu 24 Jul 8:39PM

  6. highly rated player watched him at youth level a couple off years ago reminds me off Anelka (when he is happy)

    From allan994, on Thu 24 Jul 8:19PM

  7. Nice one JAZZMANPAUL. Can i surggest hnrykang that you ask your father? to change your nappy,and put your dummy back in your mouth, to stop the dribble? PS Sad sack, on your XMASS wish list this year, ask your father? to get you a book of football stats. PPS thats assuming you have put your colouring in book to one side, and you can read? GOOD LUCK TO ALL PROPER FOOTBALL FANS THIS COMEING SEASON. LFC

    From a.mcdonough6, on Thu 24 Jul 6:50PM

  8. its now obvious that the americans have learnt their lessons. after spending +70 millions £ last season, you almost did not qualify for CL and the players signed were even nothing to write home about aside from Torres, they have refused to release fund for the new season. now you are signing £1m players to make up. lucky you.

    From chima w, on Thu 24 Jul 5:38PM

  9. Listen Kang kong,Try to come up with something a bit more humourous than Looserpool.Is that it?Sad sack!Just bear this in mind when it's your next feeding time,everyone has to start as an unknown.Bit like the way your going to end up come to think of it!!

    From jazzmanpaul, on Thu 24 Jul 5:04PM

  10. I love fans. L.P sign a unknown player and its "@#$% nonsense"... Arsenal signs a unknown player, Wegner "is a genious".

    From jako1922, on Thu 24 Jul 5:03PM

  11. HAHAHAHA..... there U go again... LOONYPOOL sign another unknown player n he is the cousin of jean-alan boumsong. Luckily tis new signing isnt an DEF.. hahaha dun expect to win any silverwares tis season LOUSYPOOL.... ALWAYS WALK ALONE!!!!

    From hnrykang, on Thu 24 Jul 4:42PM

  12. Simple get involved in the other sports of. Be a seasonal sports fan. as it kills time and you can look forward to every month of the year for different sporting reasons.

    From omorehia, on Thu 24 Jul 2:26PM

  13. GO LIVERPOOL GO. D NGOG Could be the bizz. Best Wish,ers to all proper football fans. Bring on this new season, Cricket? I have been hibernateing. How do you other football fans cope, through the summer months? Please help, i might not wake up from the next lull? PS 61year old LFC fan.

    From a.mcdonough6, on Thu 24 Jul 1:31PM
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