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Liverpool finalise Sahin loan
Liverpool have confirmed the signature of Real Madrid midfielder Nuri Sahin on a season-long loan.
Sahin, 23, had attracted interest from Arsenal and Tottenham but Liverpool confirmed on Saturday that they had agreed a deal with the Spanish champions.
The Turkey international passed a medical later in the day and the formalities of the transfer have now been confirmed.
Sahin told the Liverpool official website: "I know a lot about Liverpool Football Club - I know it is a very big club with a huge history, with big players and big trophies. When they won the biggest trophy in 2005, I was in the stadium in Istanbul. It was my first taste of Liverpool.
"That year, I won the European Under-17 Championship with Turkey, so we were invited by the Turkish Football Federation to watch the game.
"We were sitting near to where the Liverpool fans were and it was just a crazy, crazy night. It was then I saw what football and Liverpool Football Club means to the people."
Liverpool also confirmed that Sahin will wear the No. 4 shirt during his time at Anfield.