6ft 7ins Southampton striker Peter Crouch completes his £7million move to Liverpool.
The 24-year-old England international has signed a four-year deal and joins his new team-mates on their pre-season tour in Switzerland.
Shelbourne join Liverpool in the Second Qualifying Round of the Champions League after coming out on top of their all-Ireland tie with Glentoran.- 6ft 7ins Southampton striker Peter Crouch completes his £7million move to Liverpool after passing a medical at the Merseyside club’s Melwood training ground. The 24-year-old England international has signed a four-year deal and joins his new team-mates on their pre-season tour in Switzerland. He began his career at Tottenham Hotspur before joining Queens Park Rangers for £60,000 in July 2000 then moving on to Portsmouth for £1.25million in July 2001. In March 2002, Aston Villa paid £5million for the Macclesfield-born forward then, after a loan spell at Norwich City, he was transferred to Southampton in July 2004 for £2million. Crouch scored 16 goals in his year at St. Mary’s despite relegation from the Premiership. He also made his England debut in the 3-2 win over Colombia on 31 May.
- Shelbourne join Liverpool in the Second Qualifying Round of the Champions League after coming out on top of their all-Ireland tie with Glentoran with a 4-1 win at Tolka Park. Glens captain Paul Leeman was sent-off just before the Shels went 2-1 up through a Jason Byrne penalty after 31 minutes. Captain Owen Heary headed the Eircom League champions ahead with Peter McCann equalising for the Glens. Glen Crowe and Jason Byrne completed a 6-2 aggregate win for Shelbourne who now play Steaua Bucharest.
- Brighton & Hove Albion’s Adam Virgo completes his £1.5million move to Celtic after signing a four-year deal at Parkhead. The move to the SPL giants came as major surprise to the versatile defender or forward ‘the manager spoke to me to tell me that the club had accepted an offer and he tried to make me guess the club. I named a few Championship clubs, but when he told me it was Celtic my jaw hit the floor - it was amazing. I had no idea at all that Celtic were interested.’
- Wigan Athletic’s first-ever Premiership game, against champions Chelsea, will go ahead at the JJB Stadium after the Latics pay an outstanding policing bill. The club remain furious at charges being imposed on them by Greater Manchester Police and, although owner Dave Whelan has agreed to pay over £250,000, they will pursue the matter through the courts.
- Andrew Cole completes his free transfer from Fulham to Manchester City. The veteran marksman spent one season at Craven Cottage, scoring 13 goals in 38 games, before leaving midway through his two-year contract to become City’s first signing since Shaun Wright-Phillips left for Chelsea for £21million. The 33-year-old former England striker spent seven years across the city at Manchester United.
