The Chelsea youngster says that his former Blues team-mate helped convince him to make the switch to Anfield in a season-long loan, which was finalised on deadline day

Chelsea winger Victor Moses has revealed that Daniel Sturridge helped to persuade him to join Liverpool on loan.

The 22-year-old, who made just 12 starts for the London club in the Premier League last season, completed his switch to Anfield on deadline day, with Mamadou Sakho and Tiago Ilori also arriving.

But the Nigeria international confirmed that former team-mate Sturridge helped him to make his mind up, though he did not need much convincing.

Moses told the club’s official website: “I spoke to Studge and he wanted me to come here. He said I’d love it here but he didn’t need to say much.

“The next morning, I had a word with my agent and told him it could be the right move for me.

“It’s a massive club with great history. The club is doing well, so I wanted to come here and enjoy my football.

“I just want to come here, help my team-mates however I can to try and get into the top four, and get as many games as I can at the same time.”

Moses will now link up with his country ahead of their crucial World Cup qualifier against Malawi on Saturday before possibly making his Liverpool bow against Swansea City on September 16.

The Reds manager says that the Italy Under-21s international will reap the rewards of regular first-team football after joining the Black Cats for the season on deadline day

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers is confident that all parties will benefit from Fabio Borini’s loan move to Sunderland.
The Italy Under-21s international joined Paolo Di Canio’s side on a season-long deal on deadline day and the Reds boss expects the Black Cats to give him an opportunity to show what he can do, while saying he will be keeping a close eye on the 22-year-old.

Rodgers told the club’s official website:”It’s just to get games. He had a stop-start season last year with his injuries and I just felt this year he needed to go and play football.

“With Daniel Sturridge, Luis Suarez, Iago Aspas and some of the other attacking players, that might have been limited.

“I have a real belief in Fabio – he is a talent, and we’ve seen that on occasions, but he needs to be playing regularly to demonstrate that talent.

“We had a host of clubs wanting to take him but, with Sunderland having the Italian connection there and being a big club where he can go and play, I’m sure he’ll get the chance to shine and we’ll look closely at his development this year.”

The Liverpool forward and Napoli full-back have joined on year-long deals to link up with fellow Italian Paolo Di Canio at the Stadium of Light

Sunderland have completed the signing of Italy internationals Fabio Borini and Andrea Dossena on year-long loan deals from Liverpool and Serie A outfit Napoli respectively.

The duo become Paolo Di Canio’s 13th and 14th signings of the summer in what has proven to be a radical overhaul of the playing squad at the Stadium of Light.

Borini has struggled to nail down a starting spot at Anfield and – following the January signings of Philippe Coutinho and Daniel Sturridge, along with Iago Aspas’ arrival – the 22-year-old’s first-team chances this season looked limited.

Napoli purchased the 31-year-old Dossena from Liverpool in 2010 but the wing-back has struggled at the Stadio San Paolo and spent part of last season on loan at Palermo.

Di Canio swooped for his fellow countrymen after Dossena’s reported move to Torino broke down, and being made aware of Borini’s availability. The duo have joined the Black Cats’ increasing Italian contingent after the club also sealed moves for Vito Mannone and Emmanuele Giaccherini earlier in the transfer window.