So confident is he that Liverpool are going to win the race for AS Roma stopper Alisson, transfer guru Gianluca Di Marzio has claimed on his website that the deal could be announced in two days.
“Liverpool are now holding the ball of the situation and want to close it [the transfer] in a short time, especially if Chelsea could soon lose Hazard & Courtois to Real Madrid,” he writes.
“Liverpool is still ahead for Alisson at the moment, to such an extent that it could be done in the next few days.”
Alisson is currently holidaying in Sardinia, but he’ll easily be able to board a flight to John Lennon and put pen to paper once Liverpool agree a fee with Roma.