LETO CLEAR TO MAKE DEBUT

Paul Eaton in Rotterdam 02 August 2007 Sebastian Leto has been given permission to make his Liverpool debut during this weekend's Port of Rotterdam tournament.

The Reds face Shanghai Shenhua on Friday and then Feyenoord on Sunday as they complete their pre-season preparations. Argentinian left sided player Leto has endured a frustrating wait to get his Liverpool career underway but manager Rafael Benitez has confirmed he will figure over the next few days. "He will be able to play in Holland," confirmed Benitez today. "Leto will travel with the squad and we have permission to play him in these games. "It's good news for him because it's not easy when you're only training. You want to play in the games." The Reds will train as normal on Thursday before flying out to Holland on Friday morning. "We will travel to Holland on Friday because we don't need the players to go too early and this will allow us to train as normal today," explained Benitez. "The main idea is prepare as well as possible for the first Premiership game against Aston Villa." From Liverpool Fc.Tv