Liverpool have completed the signing of Finnish international full-back Emma Koivisto according to reports on The Reds’ official club website.
The 27-year-old joins Liverpool on a free transfer after leaving former club Brighton & Hove Albion last week. Koivisto spent almost 18 months with The Seagulls, representing the club in various positions.
Koivisto featured in all 22 Barclays Women’s Super League games for Brighton & Hove Albion last season, providing manager Hope Powell with a reliable option week-on-week. The defender is a player who the Sussex club would have surely wanted to keep but she is now undertaking a new challenge with Liverpool.
After securing her move to Merseyside, Koivisto said “I feel really honoured to be able to play for Liverpool. Me and my brother used to be big Liverpool fans growing up because Sami Hyypia, a Finnish legend, was playing for the club when we were kids.
“Everyone knows Liverpool. It feels like a family. I’m really excited to join this club.”
Koivisto becomes Liverpool manager Matt Beard’s first signing of the summer transfer window. If the signing of the defender is a benchmark for what is to come in the remainder of the summer transfer window, Liverpool fans should feel very excited.
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