Liverpool have finally completed their first summer signing and it is without any shadow of a doubt a good one.
Glen Johnson comes in as England's first choice right back moving past Wes Brown,a vastly improved player since he left Chelsea for Pompy and a player how can provide more of a threat going forward,having just won Match of the Day's goal of the season for 2008/09
The fee has come as a surprise to some people but 7million of the fee is wrote off as Portsmouth owe Liverpool for Peter Crouch and as soon as a player gets an England cap 5million is added to their fee.
This will make an already strong Liverpool back four even stronger with Johnson having more pace and power than Alvaro Arbeloa plus he will become another member of that defensive union that it is the right side of 25 along with Agger, Srktel and Insua
Arbeloa was the first choice right back all season, a season which was the team's best league finish under Benitez, but he didn't have any kind of competition thanks to Phillip Degan having only not injuried his dog all season and is now a target for his former club Real Madrid.
The Spanish defender is a good player but that is as good as it can be for him, at International level he has the over but highly rated Sergio Ramos ahead of him and the problem will pop up again if he moves to Madrid.
It is understandable if Arbeloa's head was turned by Real, but Benitez needs to try and keep him as he could have the same problem of a right back knowing he is untouchable like he had this season.
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