Transfer deadline day 2013: Liverpool sign Mamadou Sakho and Tiago Ilori They take the total number of players brought in by Reds boss Brendan Rodgers this summer to seven, following Kolo Toure, Iago Aspas, Luis Alberto, Simon Mignolet and Aly Cissokho. I'm really looking forward to cracking on with work and I can't wait to get on (the) pitch. I know the Liverpool fans are fantastic and while I was in France, it was clear for me to see they are amongst the best in England. Ilori, 20, was equally thrilled to have arrived on Merseyside and said: "It feels great being a Liverpool player - coming to the Premier League has always been a dream for me. I'm going to try to 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. The 6ft 3in London-born centre-back has represented Portugal at Under-18, Under-19 and Under-20 level, and has played at Anfield for Sporting in the 2011-12 NextGen Series. "I know the history of the club and the Premier League is the best league in the world, in my opinion," he added. Liverpool have a great team and I think it's the place for me to be at the moment. I know there have been some great teams here in the past and the club has won a lot of trophies and I want to be a part of it.