The fee that shifts him from MSI to Anfield is about 17 million pounds. He is a really good player and a key piece of the puzzle for Pool. Along with Gerrard, Alonso, Torres, Reina and Carra Gold he represents a blue chip title winning type player.

His quotes are positive from a Pool point of view:

"I am very, very happy and now I can concentrate just on playing football. I said all along that I wanted to stay at Liverpool and now that I have signed I can say this is the best and the biggest moment in my career so far. From the first day I arrived at Liverpool the feeling was good and I knew this was where I wanted to play my football."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/7270113.stm

One concern/question is why he only signed a 4 year deal....he is only 23 years old. I would have thought his age and the price would have led to a 5 year contract.