Mohamed Salah will edge closer to finalising a move to Liverpool as he arrives in England.
Salah is due to touch down in London from Cairo on Tuesday ahead of a move which is set to see him become the Reds’ new record signing.
A deal worth £35.2 million, surpassing the previous figure set by Andy Carroll’s 2011 arrival, has finally been agreed with Roma and could rise to £39m in total.
The winger will travel to Merseyside for a medical in the coming days and signal Liverpool’s first major business in the summer transfer market.
Jurgen Klopp’s pursuit of Salah comes three years after he rejected a move to Anfield, instead opting to join Chelsea which sparked a frustrating spell.
Loan stints in Serie A with Fiorentina and Roma followed before the latter made the Egypt international’s stay a permanent one with a £13m deal last summer.
Liverpool’s initial offer of £28m was rejected outright by the Serie A giants who refused to part with less than the ultimately agreed figure.