England international right back Glen Johnson has completed his £17.5million move from Portsmouth to Liverpool. The 24 year old has signed a four year contract at Anfield. The former Chelsea ace had his most consistent season of his career last season and had made the England right back berth his own.
He believes Champions League football next season will take his development to a new level. Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez sees Johnson as a vital signing in his teams bid for Premier League and Champions League glory next season.
The Liverpool boss told the clubs official website “We were thinking about bringing in players with quality – that’s the first thing.
“He is also English and that is important for the Champions League list. We were thinking about improving the team and Johnson is a very good player who will do that.
“He was important at Chelsea and in the last year at Portsmouth he has improved and is much better.
“One of the main things is his mentality – it’s really good. He is a winner. I was impressed with the conversations I had with him. He wants to improve.
“We knew the market was going to be difficult this summer and some of it has been crazy. Manchester City and Chelsea were there – they were making offers.
“We had to be quick and the club acted quickly. It was down to the player whether he chose us or City or Chelsea and he chose us. It was very clear from talking to him that he wanted to play for Liverpool.”
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