 LIVERPOOL'S hopes of signing Portuguese international Luis Figo look to be finally over. The 32-year-old will leave Real Madrid's pre-season training camp in Austria this morning to undertake a medical at Inter Milan and should complete a move later. Gabriele Oriali, a sporting director at Inter, said last night: "Figo's not an Inter player yet, but it should all be sorted out tomorrow." The former world player of the year is understood to have agreed a deal worth around £60,000 a week. Liverpool had been on the verge of signing him before Real demanded a £2million release fee. Peter Crouch has been ruled out for up to three weeks after a scan on the hamstring injury that forced him out of Liverpool's Champions League win over FBK Kaunus. The £7m striker limped off after just 54 minutes at Anfield on Tuesday, and is now is certain to miss next week's third qualifying round first leg against CSKA Sofia, who beat Dinamo Tirana 2-0 last night to complete a 4-0 aggregate win. Crouch will also miss the start of the Barclays Premiership campaign but he is suspended for the first two games against Middlesbrough and Sunderland anyway. With the August 27 match against Arsenal postponed because of the European Super Cup, Crouch may now have to wait until the trip to Tottenham on September 10 to make his Premiership debut. But manager Rafael Benitez will hope to have him back in contention for the second leg of the Champions League qualifier against CSKA Sofia on August 23. Crouch said: "I have no real idea how long it will be. I was enjoying my home debut, it was great to finally get the chance to play at Anfield because we have been on the road for a long time since I signed. "I would have wanted to finish the game, obviously, so it was really frustrating to pick up an injury like that. "I was beginning to really enjoy things, so the hamstring was a real disappointment." Meanwhile Liverpool's 20-year-old French striker Anthony Le Tallac will hook up with his new Sunderland teammates today after joining the Black Cats on a season-long loan. | 
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