City complete Santa Cruz capture as Liverpool agree Johnson deal

MANCHESTER CITY last night finally completed the signing of Roque Santa Cruz as Liverpool confirmed they have reached an agreement with Portsmouth to sign Glen Johnson.

Tue, 23 Jun, 2009 - 01:00
Simon Stone

Long time City target Santa Cruz completed a £17million (€20m) move from Blackburn after a lengthy medical yesterday while Liverpool look to have beaten Chelsea to the capture of Johnson after agreeing terms with the Pompey full-back.

City boss Mark Hughes felt it was vital for the club to sign Santa Cruz.

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