Southampton defender Nathaniel Clyne set to sign for Liverpool
Posted Tuesday, June 30, 2015 by Dailystar.co.uk
NATHANIEL CLYNE will be unveiled as Brendan Rodgers' sixth summer signing tomorrow as Liverpool turn their attention to Aston Villa striker Christian Benteke.
England right-back Clyne had a medical yesterday and will complete the formalities of his £12.5m move from Southampton and five-year contract in the next 24 hours.
Clyne joins a parade of new talent that so far features James Milner, Danny Ings, Adam Bogdan, Joe Gomez and Roberto Firmino.
But Liverpool's fate could well be determined by how Liverpool boss Rodgers responds to the expected £50m departure of Raheem Sterling to Manchester City.
Villa have declared that they will not accept a penny below the £32.5m exit clause that their brilliant Belgian forward has in his contract.
But so far Liverpool have responded by insisting that they will not meet that figure.
The prospect remains of Rodgers trying to broker a deal that would involve players in exchange, with Liverpool forwards Rickie Lambert and Fabio Borini two players believed to be available.
Yesterday, it also emerged that the Kop outfit could be willing to listen to offers for defensive midfielder Lucas, the Brazilian who has spent eight years on Merseyside but now appears surplus to requirements.
WANTED: Nathaniel Clyne is set to sign for Liverpool
Rodgers is hoping that a combination of cash and players package could tempt Villa boss Tim Sherwood to do business and finally answer Liverpool's year-long quest to replace the goalscorer they lost when Luis Suarez quit for Barcelona.
Reports from France last night also suggested Liverpool are in the market for Monaco's Tunisian defender Aymen Abdennour who is available for £13.5m.
But one piece of business that looks certain to go through is the addition to the Reds' academy of Barcelona teenager Bobby Adekayne.
The 16-year-old Nigerian-born winger was raised in Holland and was also wanted by PSV Eindhoven and Ajax when he became available this summer.
Adekayne found himself caught in the middle of Barcelona's dispute with FIFA over how the Spanish giants recruited youngsters to their youth set-up.
FIFA ruled Adekayne had been signed illegally from Ajax at the age of 12, forcing Barca to loan him to PSV last season.
But with the dispute stalled, the player himself has decided to exercise his freedom and move to another club, with Liverpool his destination.
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