This is the Blood Red Podcast from the Liverpool Echo, giving you the inside track on all the big talking points from Anfield.

Welcome to the Blood Red Channel, as Liverpool prepare to make their first signing of the summer in the form of

Olympia Arcos left back Kostas Simicas.

I'm Guy Clark as we get set to bring you the low down on the Red's latest recruit with the Greek international penned in for his

Melwood medical. We'll find out about Syvikas's rise to prominence having had

spells in both Denmark and the Netherlands when he came on to Michael Edwards and Yerkenclop's radar

and crucially what he'll bring to the Reds. Joining us to answer all that and

more and to allow us to get an insight into the player it's a a pleasure to say Themis Kessaris,

the managing editor of Sport 24, joins us from Athens.

Themis, thanks for your time,

and I bet it's a real busy one for you right now.

It is, it is, it's my pleasure to talk to, to talk with you.

It is, it's huge news for Greek football, for Biakoos and the player himself. We've seen players coming to the

primary league since the 90s, but not to the Sammills of England, not to Liverpool, not to Juggen-Slop team.

It's a massive day, massive transfer for Greek football and the player himself.

Yeah, we'll get into the significance of the deal and talk about the player himself.

But first, I just wanted to ask you for the correct pronunciation. I'm sure I've got it absolutely wrong but how

exactly is it we should be saying Kostas's full name it's it's it's simikas but I But I would guess that he would go either by Kostas, his first name, like Socrates,

Papastopoulos, who plays for Arsenal Arsenal and I'm pretty sure that

the club and the boys would be calling him Jimmy who cut his last name and

Jimmy sounds about right to me like Robo if you'd like.

Yeah certainly and it is Robert of course he'll be challenging for that spot in the

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