Liverpool have agreed a deal to sign England centre-back Marc Guehi from Crystal Palace.
The 25-year-old will complete the formalities of his move, including a medical, in London on Monday before signing a long-term contract with the Premier League champions.
The deal was agreed after the clubs reached a compromise on the fee for Guehi, with Liverpool having originally tabled an offer of £35m, plus a 10 percent sell-on clause.
He is set to be Liverpool’s second major signing on transfer deadline day, after the Reds agreed a £125m deal with Newcastle for striker Alexander Isak.
Guehi captained Palace to a 3-0 win at Aston Villa on Sunday night in the last of his 162 games for the London club, scoring a spectacular second goal.
He has been a key target for Liverpool this summer after Jarrell Quansah left Anfield for Bayer Leverkusen.
There have also been concerns about the solidity of Liverpool’s defence after they conceded six goals in their first three games of the season.
The team lost the Community Shield on penalties to Palace – who Guehi captained at Wembley – and gave up two-goal leads in the Premier League to Bournemouth and Newcastle before fighting back to win.
After also bringing in Isak, Hugo Ekitike, Milos Kerkez, Jeremie Frimpong, Giorgi Mamardashvili, Armin Pecsi and Giovanni Leoni, the Guehi deal will take Liverpool’s spending to about £451.2m without add-on fees – the highest total in Premier League history.
It is only the second time that an English side has shelled out more than £400m in a summer window, following Chelsea’s £401.2m outlay in 2023.