Liverpool have cut their losses on Fernando Morientes and sold the striker to Valencia.
Morientes' Anfield future has been the subject of intense scrutiny in recent weeks following a lacklustre time with The Reds.
His agent appeared to intimate earlier this week that the 30-year-old would see out the remaining two years on his contract with the Premiership club.
But Liverpool have now agreed to sell Morientes to Valencia for an undisclosed fee, after the forward was also linked with Real Betis and Espanyol.
Reds boss Rafa Benitez splashed out £6.3 million to bring Morientes to Merseyside from Real Madrid in January 2005.
Morientes, though, failed to provide a significant return on the investment as he mustered just 12 goals in 61 appearances.
He struggled to adjust to the demands of Premiership football and has now returned to La Liga, where he forged a reputation as one of the most consistent goalscorers in the European game.
The length of Morientes' contract has yet to be revealed and the move will be a boost to the player, who missed out on Spain's World Cup squad.
His last appearance for Liverpool was in the FA Cup final when he came on as a substitute in the penalty shoot-out success over West Ham United.
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i think this move is not good for valencia. i dont hate him, but his not a player who should start for current valencia. But the news says he leaves because he didnt get enough playing time, so ??? I dont see him fit to valencia, his not a bad player but valencia has just started to rise from their slump period and now i think he will just mess things up. should have looked for a younger player.
anyway valencia doesnt have good memorys with morientes, he played a big part in the CL final for real against valencia.
Morientes' Anfield future has been the subject of intense scrutiny in recent weeks following a lacklustre time with The Reds.
His agent appeared to intimate earlier this week that the 30-year-old would see out the remaining two years on his contract with the Premiership club.
But Liverpool have now agreed to sell Morientes to Valencia for an undisclosed fee, after the forward was also linked with Real Betis and Espanyol.
Reds boss Rafa Benitez splashed out £6.3 million to bring Morientes to Merseyside from Real Madrid in January 2005.
Morientes, though, failed to provide a significant return on the investment as he mustered just 12 goals in 61 appearances.
He struggled to adjust to the demands of Premiership football and has now returned to La Liga, where he forged a reputation as one of the most consistent goalscorers in the European game.
The length of Morientes' contract has yet to be revealed and the move will be a boost to the player, who missed out on Spain's World Cup squad.
His last appearance for Liverpool was in the FA Cup final when he came on as a substitute in the penalty shoot-out success over West Ham United.
sky sports
http://home.skysports.com/list.asp?hlid=390034&CPID=23&clid=191&lid=2&title=Morientes+joins+Valencia
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i think this move is not good for valencia. i dont hate him, but his not a player who should start for current valencia. But the news says he leaves because he didnt get enough playing time, so ??? I dont see him fit to valencia, his not a bad player but valencia has just started to rise from their slump period and now i think he will just mess things up. should have looked for a younger player.
anyway valencia doesnt have good memorys with morientes, he played a big part in the CL final for real against valencia.
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