On this day in 2002 Salif Diao signed for Liverpool for £4.7m from Sedan after impressing for Senegal at that summer's World Cup
World Cups are often seen as shop windows for clubs looking to buy the next big talent who shines on the international stage. A recent example of Liverpool doing just that is Divock Origi , who shone for Belgium at the 2014 finals in Brazil. But if you go back a further 12 years, all the way to 2002, then there is another player who arrived on the back of an impressive World Cup showing for his country.
I know I am part of a great institution and feel that I still have plenty of time to make a big impression on the team and the fans. “Unfortunately, injuries have dictated that my opportunities have been limited and the supporters haven't seen my true worth yet.
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