http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/latest-news/aspas-completes-liverpool-switch The deal with Celta Vigo is now complete and the 25-year-old has penned a long-term contract after passing a medical at Melwood. Aspas scored 12 goals and claimed seven assists during 34 appearances for relegation-threatened Celta last term. The Spanish star can play through the middle or out wide and represents the club's third piece of business this summer following the deal in principle for Man City defender Kolo Toure and the signing this weekend of Luis Alberto from Sevilla.
all good who is the next priority in, is it this llori (spelling) or Myri anyone know. i am liking we are getting our targets in and quickly, no messing around, just hope this myri isnt a smoke screen and he is a target, as he sounds exciting.
Did you know? The family name, Aspas, translates to 'blades' in Spanish - Reds fans will be hoping Iago lives up to his name as a cutting-edge striker. Nice. Should give us some extra cutting edge. http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/latest-news/the-complete-guide-to-iago-aspas
Couldn't they have found a better background when taking that picture? Mud over the grass, hose pipe lying around, side panels of the building rather than the entrance... I like Aspas, think he'll be a great little bargain for us. 10goals a season from wide hopefully which on average is about 9 more than Downing
I do get that strange feeling he'll be loved from day one. Seems like a very Kuyt-esque kind of player.
I think that this guy will do the job that Borini was supposed to do last season i.e. putting in a good shift anywhere across the front 3 when one of the first choice players are missing.
Yep, a young-ish defender or this Mkhitaryan fella with the difficult name. Nice how all these new signings are always holding aloft our home shirt, a little love for this season's away abomination perhaps? It is a weird place for a photograph, but at least he doesn't need a new pair of jeans like Alberto.
Comment from BBC forum: Del Bosque, Manager of Spain, on picking his Confederation Cup squad... "It's almost impossible to have every player who merited a place. (Cesc) Fabregas, (David) Villa, Torres and Soldado are our four strikers. You could just as easily ask why we didn't include (Imanol) Agirretxe, Iago Aspas, Michu. "We can't bring in everybody." High praise indeed for a relegation team player, must have done something right! GKRK
Guess it means he's on the fringes of the Spanish team which isn't bad. He strikes me as an improved Downing, plays on the right and cuts in on his left but is more of a forward than a winger in that he'll score more goals than Downing, rather than stay out wide and try put crosses in. BR said he wanted another 20+ goals this season, I wonder if he thinks that'll come from Aspas & Alberto in which case that'll either mean Suarez won't go, or if he does he gets replaced by someone else that will score 20 goals a season (Henri Ryan). I can't see us signing him if we keep Suarez though.
Journalist and La Liga expert Andreas Vou tells us what we can expect from new striker Iago Aspas... What are your thoughts on Liverpool signing Iago Aspas? I feel it is a very positive move from Liverpool. Iago Aspas will bring a lot of energy to the team; he looks to have finally come of age and is currently in the best form of his career after playing a pivotal role in keeping Celta Vigo in Spain's top division. Brendan Rodgers is extremely picky, in a positive way, in the sense that he only goes after players that he is 100 per cent sure about. Bar Kolo Toure, the players signed in the Rodgers era have all been 25-years-old or younger who are hungry, who have great potential and are determined to showcase their ability at a top club. Aspas very much fits that profile. Was there other interest in him? Swansea made no secret of their interest in December and he was one of their top targets for this summer. Valencia were in fact close to agreeing a deal in May but their financial problems hampered the chances of the deal going through. Other offers were said to have come in from Italy and Portugal too but that was only after Liverpool were in advanced negotiations. What are his key attributes? His most prominent attributes are his first touch, his agility and his dribbling. His small stature gives him an extremely low centre of gravity which allows him to jink past players just when it looks certain he'll be dispossessed. He has blistering pace too while his finishing has substantially improved in the last two seasons. Where do you see him slotting into our side? His preferred and most common position is centre-forward. However, similar to Daniel Sturridge, moving him to different positions in the front line where he could have more of the ball and a bigger influence on matches helped him vastly improve his all-round game. He is a very versatile player and will have no problem playing as either the centre-forward, on the right wing of a front three or even just behind as a playmaker. Also the fact that the newcomers in the Rodgers era all have common traits will help Aspas adjust to Liverpool's philosophy. Do you think he'll be able to adapt to the Premier League? Judging by the success of Spanish players in England, it's now more of a question of whether the British players can adapt to them. The Premier League still holds its core characteristics but, year by year, it is evolving technically, a quality which Aspas possesses in abundance. He is known for his aggressive nature and determination; he works for the team and will fight to regain the ball if he is dispossessed. http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/latest-news/la-liga-expert-on-iago-aspas
