Coates to wrap up kop switch
Posted Wednesday, August 24, 2011 by Dailystar.co.uk
Above: Uruguay international Sebastian King
Liverpool are close to signing Uruguay international Sebastian Coates after bidding £8m for the defender.
Officials from his club side Nacional yesterday said that the centre-back’s father and agent had been in England to discuss personal terms with Liverpool director of football Damien Comolli.
The bid has not yet been accepted, but Nacional’s vice-president Hector Olmes said: “The offer is very good. Coates will surely go to Liverpool.”
Coates, 20, was named the best young player at last month’s Copa America after a series of fine displays as Uruguay won the tournament.
He said: “What I need is continuity so I don’t lose my place in the national team. The Premier League? Do not rule anything out.”
Liverpool also remain interested in bringing Craig Bellamy, 32, back to Anfield – four years after he left the club.
Bellamy is being granted a free transfer by Manchester City and is likely to seek a two-year deal.
Liverpool take on League One side Exeter in the Carling Cup tonight.
Defender Jamie Carragher said: “Exeter is a massive game for us.
“We haven’t been in the Carling Cup at this stage for a long time.
“There’s no Europe this season so everybody at the club is determined to do as well as we can in the domestic cups.”
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