Valdes 'joining Liverpool'

ByFootballEspana

Updated 05/09/2014 at 12:42 GMT

Victor Valdes will reportedly move to Liverpool in October, should the former Barcelona goalkeeper pass a medical.

Victor Valdés in the game Spain Belarus in 2013

Image credit: Panoramic

The Daily Mail reports that Valdes will compete with Simon Mignolet to be the Reds’ No.1 once he is fully recovered from the cruciate ligament injury that ended his season in March.

Valdes left Barca this summer when his contract expired and had seemed set for a move to Monaco, only for the Ligue 1 club to back out due to concerns regarding his fitness.

Liverpool are said to have been in touch with Valdes who received an encouraging response from the goalkeeper, having missed out on other targets during the transfer window.

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