Liverpool have wrapped up a deal for Nabil Fekir and it will be announced imminently.
Paul Joyce has confirmed the news which was broken earlier by L’Equipe, and named the price we’re going to pay, too!
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Unbelievably, the initial price is less than £50m, although it will rise a a little over than that with add-ons.
Liverpool to seal Nabir Fekir deal on Friday. Initial £48.4million plus a further £4.4million in bonuses.
— paul joyce (@_pauljoyce) June 7, 2018
Sporting director Michael Edwards led negotiations. Liverpool medical staff been in Paris today @TimesSport
— paul joyce (@_pauljoyce) June 7, 2018
This is only £3m more than Everton paid for Gylfi Sigurdsson last summer, according to BBC Sport!
Fekir is an incredible signing.
Not only is he a leader (he already captains Lyon aged 24), but he’s versatile, extremely talented and provides consistent end-product.
In Ligue 1 during 2017/18, Fekir registered 18 goals and eight assists.
For Liverpool, he’ll be playing alongside already world-class attackers such as Sadio Mane, Mo Salah and Roberto Firmino.
It’s tremendously exciting, especially considering we’ve already captured Fabinho and Naby Keita this summer.
If he gets us a world-class keeper, Michael Edwards deserves a statue outside the ground!