FORMER Liverpool ace Sammy Lee is hoping to net £100,000 from selling his football memorabilia.
The diminutive midfielder, 66, was a key member of the Reds’ side which dominated club football in the 1980s.
He is auctioning more than 60 lots, with his two European Cup winner medals — from 1981 and 1984 — expected to fetch £15,000 each.
Auctioneer David Convery said: “Almost all of the major medals won by Sammy are included.
“He has only kept back his first First Division winners medal from 1982 as a souvenir.”
Shirts and caps from Lee’s 14 England appearances will also go under the hammer in Wellingborough, Northants, on February 11.
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David Convery, head of sporting memorabilia at Budds, said: “Sammy Lee is a Liverpool native and a club legend at Anfield.
“He was a key part of the team’s success in the 1980s, winning numerous honours
“Almost all of the major medals won by Sammy are included in the upcoming auction.
“He has only kept back his first First Division winners medal as a souvenir.
“The market is so strong at the moment and Sammy has seen his contemporaries selling their footballing memorabilia.
“All the proceeds are going to his family and grandchildren so they can be better off.”
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