On the move: Middlesbrough's Brad Jones
Liverpool are poised to seal a £2.3million deal for Brad Jones
after the Middlesbrough goalkeeper passed a medical on Monday.
The 28-year-old Australia international travelled to the
north-west to discuss personal terms and undergo physical tests,
which Liverpool tonight confirmed he successfully came through.
It is understood the deal had been held up by a difference of
opinion over how the fee was to be paid.
Reds boss Roy Hodgson has earmarked Jones, who qualifies as a
'home-grown' player under the new rules after joining the
Teessiders as a trainee, as suitable cover for first-choice
goalkeeper Jose Reina.
Liverpool confirmed the fee on their official website and stated
that Jones should finalise his move on Tuesday.
Jones made 24 league appearances in the Championship for
Middlesbrough last season, his most in a single campaign during his
eight years at the Teesside club, during which he has spent loan
spells with Blackpool, Sheffield Wednesday, Rotherham and
Stockport.
