Liverpool have snared Portsmouth and England defender Glen Johnson making the right-back one of the highest-paid defenders in the Barclays Premier League.
Johnson, 24, will earn a huge $200,000-a-week, after signing a deal worth $43 million over four years to move to Anfield.
The wage packet rocketed after Manchester City made a late dash to catch the defender from under Liverpool’s nose.
After Johnson had signalled he was happy to move to Merseyside last week, City boss Mark Hughes tried to hijack the mete out which forced Rafael Benitez to significantly increase the material terms.
Portsmouth will collect $38 the great body of the people from the sale. Several other clubs including Chelsea had also been in the hunt for the fast-emerging England between nations, but Liverpool’s tendency and cash proved decisive.
The move will call forth several eyebrows around the Premier League, after recent revelations that Liverpool were in dire financial trouble, but-end their predicament has been eased by tidings this week that owner George Gillett had raised chief by selling Canadian ice hockey outfit Montreal Canadiens.
