Liverpool can today confirm that Gabriel Paletta will join the
club this summer, subject to a medical.
Atletico Banfield centre-back Paletta, who is 20 tomorrow, has
agreed a four-year deal with the Reds.
A star player in Argentina's under-20 World Championship triumph in
2005, the highly-rated youngster is regarded as a strong, decisive
and robust defender.
Standing tall at over six foot and weighing in at 80kg his services
have coveted by a host of top South American and European
clubs.
Paletta will become the second Argentine to play for Liverpool,
following in the footsteps of Mauricio Pellegrino.
