Liverpool and AC Milan agreed a £16 million transfer for Mario Balotelli.
Reports have it that the deal is not completely cut and dried but the player’s agent, Mino Raiola, has travelled to Merseyside to thrash out the finer points of the deal.
The news, which has sent the media into a frenzy, came after rumours began circulating that the unexpected deal was on the cards.
But as the BBC notes, Liverpool’s hunt for a replacement for Luis Suarez has not gone according to plan this summer.
New signing, Rickie Lambert, is seen as a bench player, Italian Fabio Borini is expected to join Sunderland.
Teenager Divock Origi has been signed but loaned back to his original club, Lille, and Loic Remy failed an Anfield medical.
It has left Brendan Rodgers “desperate to sign a proven international striker” says the Telegraph, and even though he ruled out a move for Balotelli earlier in the summer, he has now changed his mind.
The move will disappoint Arsenal fans, who had hoped the notorious forward would head to the Emirates.
He was heavily linked with a move to the Gunners only for Arsene Wenger to rule out a deal after signing Alexis Sanchez.