Greek side Olympiakos have confirmed the signing of Liverpool winger Albert Riera.
The Spaniard has inked a four-year contract with Olympiakos, ending his two-year stay at Anfield, for a fee in the region of £5million.
Riera joined the Reds from Espanyol in 2008 for a fee of £8million and went on to make 40 league appearances, scoring three goals.
Last season, Riera fell out-of-favour with then-manager Rafa Benitez, with his last appearance for Liverpool coming in March.
Rangers have agreed to sell defender Danny Wilson to Liverpool in a deal worth up to £5million.The 18-year-old, who came through the youth ranks at Ibrox before penning his first professional contract there three years ago, has been a target of the Anfield club for several months.
Sky Sports News revealed earlier on Tuesday that Liverpool were in advanced stages of discussions with Rangers, with only the transfer fee left to agree on. And the Ibrox club has now confirmed that Reds are set to complete the transfer after the youngster was pulled out of the Rangers squad that flew out to Australia for their pre-season tour on Tuesday.
Liverpool have signed Joe Cole on a four-year deal – subject to a medical – following his release by Chelsea.
The 28-year-old England midfielder left Stamford Bridge in June after failing to agree a new contract with the Premier League champions.
Cole was also linked with Arsenal and Tottenham but has opted for Liverpool, who are in next season’s Europa League.
He is likely to be seen as a direct replacement for Yossi Benayoun, who joined Chelsea in July.
Cole is the second summer arrival at Anfield after Serbia forward Milan Jovanovic joined following the expiration of his contract with Standard Liege.
Emiliano Insua is to hold talks with Fiorentina after Liverpool agreed a fee to sell the defender to the Italian club.
Fiorentina
have been heavily linked with a move for the left-back in recent weeks and an offer, reported to be in the region of £5million, has now been accepted.
Liverpool have confirmed that the Argentine has left the club’s pre-season training camp to discuss a switch to Serie A.
A club spokesman said: “We have agreed a fee for the sale of Emiliano Insua to Fiorentina and given them permission to speak with the player.
“Emiliano has now left our Swiss training camp and we’ll make further comment when appropriate.”
Insua made 31 appearances in the Premier League for the Reds last season and has featured a total of 62 times since his arrival from Boca Juniors in 2007.