Reds set to pay a record £67m fee for Alisson

Liverpool are closing in on a world-record deal for Roma goalkeeper Alisson.

It is understood the Reds have agreed to meet Roma’s valuation of €75 million (approximately £67m) for the Brazil international.

The current record transfer for a goalkeeper is Gianluigi Buffon’s €53m move from Parma to Juventus in 2001.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has given public backing to Loris Karius following his calamitous Champions League final performance but has made signing a goalkeeper a priority.

As yet no medical has been arranged, with the possibility remaining that another club could match Liverpool’s offer.

Chelsea have also been linked with the 25-year-old, who began his career with Internacional before moving to Roma two years ago.

Italian website Forza Roma published a video which it said showed Alisson at Rome’s Ciampino Airport. It said he was preparing to board a private jet to Manchester, on his way to Liverpool for a medical on Saturday. Alisson spoke in the video, saying: “Greetings to Roma fans. I’m sorry but I cannot say any more, I’ll say everything later.”