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Dominic Solanke: Liverpool to sign 19-year-old Chelsea striker

Liverpool are to sign Chelsea's teenage forward Dominic Solanke after he failed to agree a contract with the new Premier League champions.

The fee for the 19-year-old will be decided by a tribunal, with Liverpool expected to pay around £3m.

Solanke, who is currently part of England's squad at the under-20 World Cup in South Korea, spent the 2015-16 season on loan at Vitesse Arnhem, scoring seven goals in 25 games.

He made one senior Chelsea appearance.

As Solanke is older than 17 and will sign a professional contract Liverpool's transfer embargo, which is enforced on signing academy players from other England clubs for two years, will not apply.