Liverpool target Lazar Markovic is set to complete his medical ahead of a move to the Merseyside club. According to reports the Benfica winger will complete his medical at Anfield this weekend after a rumoured £20 million offer was accepted by the Portuguese side.
It looks likely that Markovic will become the fourth signing Liverpool have completed this summer after Rodgers already secured the signatures of Emre Can, Rickie Lambert and Adam Lallana as the he looks to bolster his squad ahead of the upcoming season.
It has also been reported that The Reds are closing in on a deal for Belgium International Divock Origi, who recently impressed during Belgium’s successful World Cup campaign. Tottenham have also declared interest in the player but it is likely that if the player were to move away from current club Lille, he would be loaned back to the French outfit immediately.
By Ollie Carroll
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