Friday, 15th August, 2014
Liverpool have sent midfield starlet Joao Carlos Teixeira on a season-long loan deal to Championship outfit Brighton.
Seagulls boss Sami Hyypia has used his contacts at his former club to good effect to secure the services of the 21-year-old Portuguese talent.
Teixeira has linked up with his new team-mates at their hotel this evening and is available to face Birmingham City tomorrow.
And Hyypia has been quick to express his delight at capturing Teixeira, telling his club's site: "We are delighted to have brought Joao in for the season and we are very grateful to Liverpool. It's something we have been working on for a short time, and I am pleased to be able to welcome Joao to the club.
"The reports I have seen on him are very positive and my former colleagues at Liverpool have told me he is a very bright young prospect who is held in high regard at the club at all levels.
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"Joao is an attacking player, who likes to be on the ball and do his best work in the final third of the pitch. I hope he will bring that extra edge to the team and our play – and give us an extra dimension."
The midfielder joined Liverpool in 2012 from Portuguese giants Sporting Lisbon, having impressed in the NextGen Series.
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