Agger agrees to Anfield switch

Champions League ineligibility
The 21-year-old centre-back, who has four international caps, had a medical with the UEFA Champions League holders on Wednesday afternoon after the two clubs settled on a fee. Agger is, however, ineligibile for the knockout stage of Liverpool's UEFA Champions League campaign having represented Brøndby in the competition's qualifying rounds.

'Clever defender'
"Daniel is a player we have been following for a long time," said Liverpool manager Rafael Benítez. "We scouted him but then he picked up an injury. When he returned to fitness we watched his first game back and we knew he was at the level we require, even though he played only 25 minutes. I think he is a very clever defender. His positional sense is very good, he reads the game well. Of course, there are areas he needs to improve, but he is young and we will help him. He will be an option for the first team within a short space of time."

Memorable debut season
Agger made his debut for Brøndby in 2004/05 and enjoyed a memorable first season, appearing 26 times in the league as the club claimed the title and then completed a domestic double with victory against FC Midtjylland in the Danish Cup final. He played all four games at the start of this campaign as the Scandinavian side lost to AFC Ajax in the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round having earlier beaten FC Dinamo Tbilisi, before suffering a knee injury in training in early September which sidelined him for three months. Agger returned for Brøndby's decisive UEFA Cup Group B tie against US Città di Palermo on 15 December, but his presence was not enough to keep his team in the tournament.

New goalkeeper
Meanwhile, Liverpool have completed the signing of goalkeeper David Martin from Milton Keynes Dons FC on a three-and-a-half year contract. The 19-year-old said: Obviously I'm really looking forward to it. It may take a couple of months for me to realise exactly what I've achieved in signing for Liverpool."