"I'm very pleased because any concern that it was going to turn into an auction all about money quickly disappeared after myself and Christian Purslow had a long conversation with Joe,"
Hodgson told Liverpool's club website, after giving Joe Cole a contract rumoured to be worth a staggering £19 million so he would sign for the club.
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