Published 15:35 IST, February 2nd 2021
Liverpool's new signing Ben Davies FORCED to delete tweet after deadline day transfer
New Liverpool signing Ben Davies has been left red-faced by fans who dug out one of the centre-back's old tweets where he takes a dig at the Scousers.
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New Liverpool signing Ben Davies joined reigning Premier League champions as one of ir deadline-day transfers in January transfer window 2021. However, new Liverpool recruit has been left red-faced by fans who dug out one of centre-back's old tweets where footballer is saying 'body likes Scousers'.
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Ben Davies was later forced to delete tweet which reads “body likes Scousers” as former Preston rth End player made a move to Liverpool on deadline day. He joined Premier League champions after Liverpool agreed on a deal to sign Davies on Sunday. deal saw Preston rth London demand £2 million for ir centre-back whose contract was coming to an end in June. 25-year-old deleted his old tweet ahead of his move to Liverpool but a few eagle-eyed football fans took te of tweet and flooded Twitter with player's antics soon.
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Liverpool brought in Ben Davies along with Schalke centre-back Ozan Kabak on deadline day. While Davies is a permanent transfer, Kabak joins Reds on loan for rest of season. Turkish international's deal also includes a clause which will allow Liverpool option to buy player once 20-21 campaign ends.
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Reds were forced to make a move for centre-backs after y suffered from a heavy blow in ongoing season. y were often restricted to play without first-choice centre-back duo of Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez who are suffering from long-term injuries.
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Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp was forced to pair Brazilian midfielder Fabinho alongside Joel Matip as a makeshift centre-back for remaining matches. However, reigning Premier League champions kept running out of options following injuries to Joel Matip and Fabinho as well which led to Reds making a last-ditch move for centre-backs in January 2021 transfer window.
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Jurgen Klopp spoke with Liverpool's official website after signing of Ben Davies, saying how he sees potential in player along with quality as Davies is just 25 and re's a lot to come for centre-back.
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53-year-old mentioned his love for Davies' play and said that he's a really good footballer and looks like a proper leader in this Preston team. He added how Davies can play different positions because he played in a back three and a back four which makes him really interesting. German manr went on to mention that he is is "really looking forward to working with player".
15:35 IST, February 2nd 2021