Friday, September 09, 2011

Dalglish Delighted With New Signings Bellamy & Coates

Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish has revealed that he is delighted to have signed Craig Bellamy and Sebastian Coates and admitted that he is considering the pair for the weekend trip to Stoke City.

Both players joined the Reds during the summer, and the Scot stated that they are now "champing at the bit" to play a part in the game against the Potters this weekend.

"Sebastian was on Damien's radar for two years. Obviously he would have only been 18 then.

"He came to prominence in the Copa America when he won it with Uruguay and was voted Young Player of the Tournament - and that's not a bad accolade when you consider (Alexis) Sanchez went for 40 million to Barcelona. He must have played well!

"We're happy to have him in. We just need to give him time to settle down and we look forward to it.

"It's the same with Craig. He's really enthusiastic at being back and made a lot of sacrifices to come back, financially and otherwise, because of what the club means to him. We're delighted to have people with that attitude here."

When quizzed as to whether the new faces are desperate to feature at the Britannia Stadium, Dalglish said: "I would think so. I would hope so. I think everybody is champing at the bit to be involved at Stoke."

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