Forward Daniel Sturridge has signed a deal at Liverpool (football.co.uk)
The January transfer window has been open less than two days, and already Liverpool is off to an active start. Today they have announced that they have acquired Chelsea forward Daniel Sturridge and signed him to a long term deal. The move has been long rumored, as Liverpool had sought him in the last transfer window. It is thought that the transfer fee was around 12 million pounds.
Sturridge, the former Manchester City product, has been frustrated at his lack of playing time at Chelsea and hinted early this season that he was ready to move on. He has scored 24 goals in 96 career EPL matches, including 8 goals during a loan stint at Bolton that lasted for five months. He has started 31 matches in his EPL career. Recently his playing time has been hampered by a couple of nagging injuries.
Liverpool hopes that the 23 year old will take some of the load off of Luis Suarez, who has been left as the club's only viable strike option after Andy Carroll was loaned out to West Ham and Fabio Borini was sidelined with a broken foot after failing to impress early on. Both Sturridge and Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers have said that they expect him to stay at the club for a long time. That remains to be seen.
It also remains to be seen if Sturridge can handle the the load as a top line striker. A lot of his production has come from the substitute's bench. It will also be interesting to see if he can remain healthy. Still, he'll be number 2 behind Suarez, and if he can develop chemistry with the Uruguayan, it could end up being a major coup signing for Liverpool.
On the international level, he represented Great Britain at last summer's Olympic games in London.
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