Sky reporter: Liverpool in ‘pole position’ for £50m transfer swoop; decision ‘expected soon’

Liverpool appear to be edging closer to an early summer swoop for Jeremie Frimpong, with a surge in updates to that effect over the past 24 hours, and the Reds could be in line for another defensive acquisition to go along with the Bayer Leverkusen right-back.

With contract talks for Ibrahima Konate reportedly hitting an impasse due to the player’s wage demands, there could potentially be a need to reinforce in the centre of defence in case an agreement isn’t struck with the Frenchman, or...