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Adam Lallana in Liverpool for medical ahead of proposed £25m move | Adam Lallana in Liverpool for medical ahead of proposed £25m move |
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Liverpool’s pursuit of Adam Lallana has finally paid off after Southampton accepted a £25m offer for their captain, who is poised to become the second player this summer to transfer from St Mary’s to Anfield, subject to a medical. | Liverpool’s pursuit of Adam Lallana has finally paid off after Southampton accepted a £25m offer for their captain, who is poised to become the second player this summer to transfer from St Mary’s to Anfield, subject to a medical. |
Contrary to claims from Luis Suárez’s agent, Alejandro Balbi, that Anfield officials would be in Barcelona for urgent talks over their banned striker, Liverpool have instead been finalising a deal for Southampton’s attacking midfielder. | Contrary to claims from Luis Suárez’s agent, Alejandro Balbi, that Anfield officials would be in Barcelona for urgent talks over their banned striker, Liverpool have instead been finalising a deal for Southampton’s attacking midfielder. |
Lallana was subject of a final £25m bid from Liverpool before the World Cup, following Southampton’s rejection of an initial £20m offer. The south coast club, who have already sold Rickie Lambert to Liverpool and are close to selling Luke Shaw to Manchester United, had wanted closer to £30m due to a 25% sell-on fee payable to the 26-year-old’s former club Bournemouth. | |
However, the impasse has been broken following Lallana’s return from England’s latest World Cup disappointment and the player is expected to undergo a medical on Merseyside on Friday before completing his transfer. Lallana had been linked with a reunion with the former Southampton manager Mauricio Pochettino at Tottenham Hotspur but the boyhood Evertonian’s preference has always been for a move to Liverpool. | |
Brendan Rodgers had identified Lallana as a key transfer priority for this summer and the midfielder will follow Lambert plus Emre Can, the Bayer Leverkusen player who will complete his £9.75m arrival on 1 July, into the Liverpool manager’s squad preparing for a return to the Champions League next season. | |
Liverpool are also interested in Lille’s Belgium international striker Divock Origi. | Liverpool are also interested in Lille’s Belgium international striker Divock Origi. |