Jeremy Doku is in the process of putting the finishing touches on a £55million move to Manchester City but could instead quite easily have ended up wearing red some 35 miles away.
The 21-year-old winger, who has pace to burn with tricks and a penchant for embarrassing isolated markers in one-on-one situations, is having a medical at the City Football Academy.
Pep Guardiola felt he needed something different out wide, and after looking at Michael Olise at Crystal Palace among a few others, settled on the Belgian from French club Rennes.
Liverpool wanted him first, though.