Adam Lallana looks set to follow Luke Shaw out of Southampton, with a move to Liverpool understood to be close.
Teenage left back Shaw completed his move to Manchester United this morning and is expected to be swiftly followed out of St Mary’s by his former captain.
Lallana is believed to be in Liverpool for a medical ahead of a move to the Reds, who earlier this month raided Southampton for forward Rickie Lambert.
Brendan Rodgers's side saw several offers rejected for the England international this summer, but now appear to have struck a deal with Saints.
It is understood the deal could go through as early as today, with Lallana due to have a medical at Liverpool’s Melwood training ground in the afternoon.
The move would end the midfielder’s 14-year association with Southampton, who he joined from Bournemouth in September 2000 aged 12.
That deal included a 25 per cent sell-on clause, meaning the Cherries are set for a cash windfall from the move.
The England midfielder was identified as Rodgers’s primary target for the summer window and the club tried to get a deal done before the World Cup.
However, because of the turmoil at St Mary’s after the departure of boss Mauricio Pochettino, the Saints were not prepared to let any players leave until they had appointed a replacement.
Lambert was allowed to move as Southampton classed that as a special case with the striker returning to his boyhood club.
With Ronald Koeman now in place at the south-coast club and Lallana returning home from the World Cup after England’s disappointing tournament, things have progressed quickly.
Lallana will become Liverpool’s third signing of the summer after Lambert and Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Emre Can, who will officially join the club on July 1st.
Despite comments from Sevilla sporting director Monchi on Thursday suggesting a deal for left back Alberto Moreno was dead, Liverpool still retain a hope of signing the defender as it is an area they desperately need to strengthen.
The two sides were “miles apart” in their valuations with the Spanish club holding out for €25 million for the 21-year-old and Liverpool only willing to offer about €20 million.
Moreno has distanced himself from a move but with Rodgers needing reinforcements in order to be able to challenge both domestically and in the Champions League next season, there remains a chance the transfer could be revived.
"I never said that I wanted to leave the team," Moreno told Spanish newspaper ABC de Sevilla.
“I am happy here, Sevilla is the club of my life. There are many rumours but I only know that on July 7 I report back for training again.
“I am enjoying my holidays. We had a hard year and if I spent the summer thinking about these things (transfer speculation) then I can’t rest.
“I am calm and my father and my agent will take care of my future.”
Liverpool also retain an interest in Bayern Munich’s Switzerland forward Xherdan Shaqiri, although the capture of Lallana may see Rodgers look elsewhere for other options.
With striker Luis Suarez facing a four-month ban after his biting incident at the World Cup, Rodgers could look at Lille’s 19-year-old Belgium forward Divock Origi.
