Monday, September 07, 2009

Right-back Left Out Of Champions League Squad


Kop flop Philipp Degen has been dumped from Liverpool's Champions League campaign.

The injury-prone right-back is not in the provisional 28-man squad submitted to UEFA in midweek.

The Swiss international has so far, in his 157-minute first-team career, cost the Reds £15,000 per minute.

Degen, 26, signed a four-year £37,000-a- week deal and also got a £400,000 signing on fee when he joined in 2008 on a Bosman transfer from Borussia Dortmund.

Since then, Degen has broken ribs and a foot, making just two Carling Cup appearances.

Boss Rafa Benitez was unable to sell him over the summer.

Benitez has named emerging Academy youngsters Nathan Eccleston, David Amoo and Martin Kelly in his list, ensuring Liverpool fulfill UEFA quotas for home-grown talent.

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