Official : Liverpool Acquires Tiago Ilori From Sporting Lisbon

20 - year - old Tiago Ilori has ended speculation surrounding his future by penning a three - year contract with Liverpool,. the official website of the English Premier League side announced on Monday morning.

'' I'm going to try and achieve everything I can. I want to play as much as possible and we'll see what the future holds.

'' I will give my all and try my best to help the team.

'' I know the history of the club and the Premier League is the best league in the world, in my opinion.

Liverpool, have a great team and I think it's the place for me to be at the moment,'' says Ilori to liverpoolfc.com.

Though Ilori has caps for Portugal's Under 18 - 20 squad, he remains eligible to represent Nigeria and England.

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