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John Arne Semundseth Riise (born 24 September 1980 in Ålesund) is a Norwegian football player who will join Roma, from Liverpool, on July 1st. He is the older brother of Bjørn Helge Riise. ohn Arne Riise began his career in his homeland with Aalesund. After a single season as a senior player for the club, he moved abroad in 1998, and played the formative years of his professional career with French club Monaco. He was a regular member of the 1999-2000 Ligue 1 championship-winning side, however, he fell out of favour with coach Claude Puel after admitting his desire to leave. Riise was subject of interest from English Premier League clubs, especially Fulham and Leeds United who both tabled £4m bids in 2000[1], though both came to nothing as Monaco wanted £6000000 for him. He was then sold to Liverpool for £4000000 the following summer[2]. Throughout the 2007/8 season, Riise's natural place in the side was often taken by Fabio Aurelio, after the Brazilian had established himself as the club's first choice left-back.[7] After being linked with moves to other English clubs, on 18 June 2008 Riise signed a four-year contract with AS Roma. The club reportedly paid a fee £4M/€5M for him, and his contract consists of a quadrennial contract with a pay of €2.8M per year.[8][9] Riise became Liverpool's first signing during the 2001 transfer window, when he moved from Monaco in a £4 million deal. He made his début for Liverpool in the European Super Cup game against Bayern Munich on ...



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