Liverpool are on the brink of completing the club record signing of Darwin Nunez after they made a breakthrough in the structure of the £85million deal.
Julian Ward, Liverpool's sporting director, has been in Lisbon over the weekend for talks with his Benfica counterpart Pedro Marques for the Uruguay international.
Nunez' heart is set on a move to Merseyside after rebuffing interest from Manchester United and Newcastle United.
Liverpool would pay an initial £64million with a further £12.8million payable on appearances and then additional £8.5million linked into the success of Jurgen Klopp's team.