Takumi Minamino will undergo a medical on Wednesday ahead of his £7.25 million move to Liverpool.
Barring no hitches, the Salzburg midfielder will join the Reds when the transfer window re-opens on January 1, and could make his debut for the club in the FA Cup third-round tie at home to Everton four days later.
Liverpool believe they have pulled off a coup in landing the 24-year-old Japan international, having taken advantage of a release clause in his Salzburg contract.
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Minamino had been watched by a host of clubs across Europe, Manchester United among them, but the Reds’ strong relationship with Salzburg, allied to the discovery of that clause, put them in pole position.