carlyluvsunited
05-11-2007, 05:01 AM
Liverpool are confident of beating Chelsea and Manchester United to the
signature of John Cofie, a 15-year-old centre forward whose progress at Burnley
has made him one of the most coveted young talents in the country.
Despite strong overtures from Stamford Bridge and Old Trafford, Cofie is
understood to favour a move to Liverpool and accepted an invitation from the
club to attend their Carling Cup fourth-round victory over Cardiff City at Anfield
last week. Burnley hope to receive at least £1 million in compensation if the
teenager leaves, but Liverpool believe they may secure his services for barely a
quarter of that sum.
Although Liverpool have won the FA Youth Cup for the past two seasons with a
squad made up largely of players brought through their own academy, Rafael
BenÍtez, the manager, has overseen the acquisition of more than 20 teenagers
over the past 2½ years, the vast majority of them from overseas.
BenÍtez and Piet Hamberg, the technical manager at the club’s youth academy,
are lining up deals to sign at least four other teenagers in January in addition to
Cofie. One is Lauri Dalla Valle, a 16-year-old Finnish midfield player, while
Hamberg is also believed to be closing in on two highly-rated youngsters from
the Netherlands and one from Germany
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signature of John Cofie, a 15-year-old centre forward whose progress at Burnley
has made him one of the most coveted young talents in the country.
Despite strong overtures from Stamford Bridge and Old Trafford, Cofie is
understood to favour a move to Liverpool and accepted an invitation from the
club to attend their Carling Cup fourth-round victory over Cardiff City at Anfield
last week. Burnley hope to receive at least £1 million in compensation if the
teenager leaves, but Liverpool believe they may secure his services for barely a
quarter of that sum.
Although Liverpool have won the FA Youth Cup for the past two seasons with a
squad made up largely of players brought through their own academy, Rafael
BenÍtez, the manager, has overseen the acquisition of more than 20 teenagers
over the past 2½ years, the vast majority of them from overseas.
BenÍtez and Piet Hamberg, the technical manager at the club’s youth academy,
are lining up deals to sign at least four other teenagers in January in addition to
Cofie. One is Lauri Dalla Valle, a 16-year-old Finnish midfield player, while
Hamberg is also believed to be closing in on two highly-rated youngsters from
the Netherlands and one from Germany
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