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Liverpool have agreed a \u00a340m deal to sign Arsenal and England midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.<\/p>\n

The 24-year-old, who\u00a0rejected a move to Chelsea\u00a0on Tuesday after a fee had been agreed, will join Liverpool on a five-year contract worth \u00a3120,000 a week.<\/p>\n

Oxlade-Chamberlain, who is in the final year of his Arsenal contract, rejected a new deal worth up to \u00a3180,000 a week to stay at the Emirates.<\/p>\n

He has started each of Arsenal’s four games so far this season.<\/p>\n

The midfielder is expected to have a medical before flying to Malta with England on Thursday, before the summer transfer window closes at 23:00 BST.<\/p>\n

Oxlade-Chamberlain has made 198 appearances for Arsenal since joining them from Southampton in August 2011, scoring 20 goals.<\/p>\n

The fee is the highest Liverpool have yet paid for a player – although it will be surpassed by the \u00a348m the Reds have agreed to pay for RB Leipzig’s Naby Keita next summer.<\/p>\n

So far this summer, Liverpool have signed winger Mohamed Salah from Roma for \u00a334m, full-back Andrew Robertson from Hull for \u00a38m and striker Dominic Solanke after his contract at Chelsea expired.<\/p>\n

Liverpool have also been pursuing Monaco’s \u00a375m-rated winger Thomas Lemar and Southampton centre-back Virgil van Dijk, while the Reds’ Brazil forward Philippe Coutinho remains Barcelona’s\u00a0number one transfer target.<\/p>\n

Belgium striker Divock Origi could leave Anfield and join Bundesliga side Wolfsburg on loan before the transfer window closes on Thursday, says BBC Sport’s chief football writer Phil McNulty.<\/p>\n

The 22-year-old is highly rated by Reds manager Jurgen Klopp but the imminent arrival of Oxlade-Chamberlain from Arsenal means his chances in attack are likely to be restricted this season.<\/p>\n

Origi wants regular football throughout Belgium’s build-up to next summer’s World Cup and Liverpool will also be eager to see the talented young forward continue his progress, so it is expected he will leave Anfield before the deadline.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Former Saints at Anfield<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Nathaniel Clyne (Southampton to Liverpool, July 2015m, \u00a312.5m)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dejan Lovren (Southampton to Liverpool, July 2014, \u00a320m)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sadio Mane (Southampton to Liverpool, July 2016, \u00a334m)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Adam Lallana (Southampton to Liverpool, July 2014, \u00a325m)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Transfer deadline day – what to expect<\/h3>\n

Oxlade-Chamberlain’s transfer is expected to go through on Thursday, on what is expected to be a frantic deadline day, with the futures of many high profile players still uncertain.<\/p>\n

Over \u00a31bn has already been spent by Premier League clubs in a record breaking summer, while\u00a0Neymar joined Paris St-Germain\u00a0for a world transfer record of \u00a3200m.<\/p>\n

After missing out on Oxlade-Chamberlain, Chelsea will hope to sign England and Leicester midfielder\u00a0Danny Drinkwater,<\/b>\u00a0who has\u00a0asked to leave\u00a0the Foxes.<\/p>\n

The Premier League champions have also seen a \u00a325m bid for England midfielder\u00a0Ross Barkley\u00a0<\/b>rejected by Everton, but the 23-year-old could still leave the Toffees.<\/p>\n

Chelsea striker\u00a0Diego Costa’s<\/b>\u00a0future is still unresolved. With the Spain international no longer in Antonio Conte’s plans, he could still rejoin Atletico Madrid, despite the Londoners having previously demanded a fee Atletico ‘can’t get near’, according to the player.<\/p>\n

Swansea’s\u00a0Fernando Llorente<\/b>\u00a0has been widely tipped as a replacement for Costa, while Paul Clement wants Ivory Coast striker\u00a0Wilfried Bony<\/b>\u00a0to rejoin the club from Manchester City as he also closes on the signing of Bayern Munich’s attacking midfielder\u00a0Renato Sanches<\/b>\u00a0on a\u00a0season-long loan.<\/p>\n

Arsenal could see another player leave, with rivals Manchester City having a\u00a0\u00a350m bid\u00a0for Chile forward\u00a0Alexis Sanchez\u00a0<\/b>rejected.<\/p>\n

The Gunners want England winger\u00a0Raheem Sterling<\/b>\u00a0as part of any deal, but Guardiola wants Sanchez as a straight purchase.<\/p>\n

Guardiola is also interested in West Brom defender\u00a0Jonny Evans<\/b>\u00a0and City have had\u00a0two bids rejected\u00a0for the Northern Ireland international, while the Baggies also rejected a\u00a0\u00a323m offer\u00a0from Leicester.<\/p>\n

Both\u00a0Liverpool\u00a0and\u00a0Arsenal\u00a0have pursued Monaco winger\u00a0Thomas Lemar,<\/b>while his club team-mate\u00a0Kylian Mbappe\u00a0<\/b>is finally expected to complete a protracted loan move to Paris St-Germain.<\/p>\n

Crystal Palace want out of favour Liverpool defender\u00a0Mamadou Sakho\u00a0<\/b>to return\u00a0to the club after a successful loan spell last season.<\/p>\n

Philippe Coutinho’s<\/b>\u00a0move to Barcelona has been one of the long running transfer sagas of the summer, with the Brazil forward\u00a0still the number one target\u00a0for the La Liga club, despite the Reds rejecting a \u00a3114m bid.<\/p>\n

Chelsea target Drinkwater might not be the only one of Leicester’s Premier League winning side to leave, with\u00a0Jamie Vardy<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Riyad Mahrez’s<\/b>\u00a0futures still not clear.<\/p>\n

The transfer window closes on Thursday at 23:00 BST in England, Scotland, Italy and France, but 17:00 BST in Germany. Spanish clubs have until 23:00 BST on Friday to get their deals done.<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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