Liverpool have agreed a £2.5 million fee with Aston Villa for Luke Young.

The 31-year-old defender who can operate at either right or left back was subject to Roy Hodgson's interest last term while at Fulham. Villa are cashing in on a player who rarely featured in recent months and had been informed he could look elsewhere.

A retired England international Fabio Capello tried to coax him back into the fold during November 2009.

Though Emilaino Insua' s transfer to Fiorentina is stalling over personal terms the deal could still go ahead and Philipp Degen, who is surplus to requirements at Anfield, will leave before the transfer window closes on 31 August.

Sunderland were keen to sign Young but could not match his wage demands. Terms will have to be agreed with the Reds.

a fuckin yard dog who doent like playing on the left,fuckin great stuff

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Rumours he can't agree personal terms, supposedly on £60k a week at Villa and weve only offered him £45k a week.

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Thankfully he doesn't want to move his family North. Good, he's shite, should have been desperate to sign for us the tit.