Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez has raided Spain again to lure Sevilla
starlet Daniel Sanchez Ayala to Anfield.
The Spanish club have confirmed Ayala has agreed a deal to move to
Merseyside after rejecting a professional contract at
Sevilla.
Liverpool moved for the 17-year-old after learning he had not
signed a professional contract with Sevilla and the Reds will have
to pay Sevilla a compensation fee for his signature.
Ayala, who is highly-regarded at Sevilla, has been in the club's
youth set-up and his performances have caught the attention of
Benitez's Spanish scouts.
Sevilla are not happy at losing the young defender and he is the
second teenager to be snared by Liverpool in recent years after
Antonio Barragan was signed by Liverpool in 2005 in similar
circumstances.
Liverpool are believed to have offered Ayala a three-year deal and
he is expected to travel to England next week to tie up the
move.
