Liverpool have agreed a £35million deal for Bayern Munich’s Ryan Gravenberch as Jurgen Klopp’s midfield rebuild nears completion.
The PA information company understands the 21-year-old is heading to Merseyside for a medical forward of Friday’s switch deadline, with the price agreed inclusive of add-ons.
Gravenberch has been a goal for a while however solely within the final week has Bayern’s place modified on a participant they purchased from Ajax a yr in the past for round £16m.
The Netherlands worldwide would be the fourth and nearly actually closing acquisition earlier than the deadline, becoming a member of fellow new additions Alexis Mac Allister, Dominik Szoboszlai and Wataru Endo in Liverpool’s engine room.
Having offered Jordan Henderson and Fabinho, aged 33 and turning 30 in October respectively, and allowed James Milner (37), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (30) and the injury-plagued Naby Keita (28) to go away in the summertime, the midfield was in want of a serious refresh.
Gravenberch’s arrival will carry the typical age down even additional after the signings of Mac Allister (24) and Szoboszlai (22) started the method.
