Mohamed Sissoko signs long-term with Liverpool

The Reds secured a four-year deal with the Mali midfielder Mohamed Sissoko on Thursday.

Mohamed Sissoko signs long-term with Liverpool Sissoko is the fifth player to extend his contract with Liverpool. Alonso, Steven Gerrard, Jamie Carragher and Jose Reina are the other players, recently committed their long-term future to the Premiership club.

Sissoko joined Liverpool in the summer of 2005 from Valencia and was a regular in his first season, but after an eye injury last season, he faced increased competition for his place after the January signing of Javier Mascherano from West Ham. The new contract will put and end to all speculations linking the 22-year-old Sissiko with transfers to other clubs.

Liverpool is also set to sign Bulgarian goalkeeper Nikolay Mihaylov from Levski Sofia and Athletic Bilbao defender Mikel San Jose. Rumours also say that Atletico Madrid for striker Fernando Torres could be the next to sign with Liverpool.

In their first Premiership match the upcoming season, Liverpool will visit Aston Villa on August 11th. The odds on that match according to U.K.'s bookmaker Bet365 are 1/1 on Liverpool winning the game, 12/5 on Aston Villa and 11/5 on draw.

Published on 06/28/2007