Liverpool have signed Argentinian defender, Gabriel Paletta, on a four-year deal.

Liverpool confirmed on their website that a deal has now been finalised, subject to a medical and the player will join in the summer.

Paletta, who turns 20 on Wednesday, helped Argentina win the Under-20 World Cup in 2005.

He has made 33 appearances for Atletico Banfield.

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