Liverpool have signed striker Craig Bellamy, 26, from Blackburn Rovers on a four-year-deal, the Premier League club said yesterday. Bellamy, a Liverpool fan, cut short a family holiday in Greece on Wednesday for talks with manager Rafael Benitez. The transfer fee was not disclosed.

"The fact that it was Liverpool made it impossible for me to turn down the move," Bellamy said.

"As I'm a fan, it doesn't matter what club I was at - I could never turn Liverpool down. It's sad in a way to leave Blackburn but this is too good a chance to turn down."

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