Loic Remy: get to know Liverpool’s latest transfer target in 10 key facts Liverpool have agreed a fee of about £8m for Loic Remy and the France international is close to becoming the club’s fifth signing of the summer. If he passes his medical and agrees personal terms, Remy will join up with the Reds on their pre-season tour of America. It is time Reds fans got to know the talented striker a little better so here are 10 key facts about the 27-year-old: Remy was born in a Red Cross hospital in Rillieux-la-Pape, a commune near Lyon. Remy’s first professional club were Lyon and he came through their Centre Tola Vologe training academy with future France internationals Karim Benzema and Hatem Ben Arfa. He made his Lyon debut in 2006 and was later loaned out to Lens before joining Nice in 2008. Following an impressive spell there, he moved along the Cote d’Azur and signed for Marseille in 2010. But by January 2013, Premier League clubs came calling… Newcastle thought they had done a deal to sign Remy from Marseille, only for him to perform a late U-turn and opt for Queens Park Rangers instead. Magpies boss Alan Pardew recalled: “We had a nice glass of wine, gave ourselves a nice, hearty, [...] liverpoolinnews/loic-remy-get-to-know-liverpools-latest-transfer-target-in-10-key-facts/
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