Liverpool announced that the first player’s leave in the winter window

On January 20th, Liverpool club officially announced that the Portuguese defender Tiago Iloilo will leave on loan to Spanish club Granada at the end of the season . It is worth mentioning that the young defender joined at the last moment of last summer transfer window of £ 8,000,000, but after half a season, he did not get the opportunity to play in the first team.
The 20-year-old Iloilo was born in in London, the defender. He grew up in Sporting Lisbon youth camp. In November 2011, he fist time played on behalf of Lisbon first team, then gradually occupies the main defender position, and has played for Portugal U18, U19, U20 and U21 youth team .
Liverpool see the great potential of Ilori. Last summer, they spent £ 8 million to sign him, but because Liverpool in the halfback position has Agger , Skrtel , Sacco and Kolo Toure, Ilori has not been possible to obtain appearances half of the season. Therefore, Rogers decided to lease him our for exercise. Ilori also became the first one to leave Liverpool in the winter break .
Previously, Rogers also confirmed the original purchase of Ilori is out of consideration for the future. Rogers said: "The signing of Ilori is out of consideration for the future of the club. A good defender is currently very difficult to find in the transfer market. For example, some of the team's halfback combination is gradually growing old. So it is difficult to find a good defender. We have viewed him for a year. He is a young talent, with fast speed, ample power and strong leaping ability. He just needs to adapt to the speed and physical confrontation of the Premier League."