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The summer window has now closed and Liverpool have four new signings in Mohamed Salah, Andy Robertson, Dominic Solanke and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, as well as having Naby Keita joining next summer. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain was the only signing Liverpool managed to complete on deadline day after agreeing a deal worth £35 million plus £5 million in addons with Arsenal, The midfielder will earn £120,000-a-week over five years. As the window reached its final deadline day the Reds had hoped to secure deals for Monaco attacking midfielder Thomas Lemar and Southampton centre-back Virgil van Dijk. Despite Lemar being keen to move to Anfield, Liverpool were unable to agree terms with Monaco. Southampton remained firm that they wouldn’t sell Van Dijk, who had been trying to force through a move to ...

Liverpool have agreed a deal to sign Arsenal and England midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. The deal, rumoured to be in the region of £40 million, follows talks with Arsenal earlier today. The England international, 24, had previously turned down a move to Chelsea making it clear that Anfield was his preferred destination. The Ox, as he is known, started for Arsenal at the weekend as they suffered a 4 – 0 drubbing and when he was substituted he received a round of applause from Red fans at Anfield. Oxlade-Chamberlain, who is the son of ex-England and Stoke City winger Mark Chamberlain, joined Arsenal from Southampton in 2011 aged 17 and has made 198 appearances for the Gunners. So far this transfer window, Liverpool have signed Mohamed Salah from Roma for £34m, full-back Andrew Robe...

Liverpool have agreed a club record transfer fee for Naby Keita, who will move to Anfield on 1 July 2018. The summer-long pursuit finally came to a conclusion earlier today when the RB Leipzig midfielder completed a medical. Keita, 22, has a £48 million release clause, which comes into effect next summer, and it is understood the Reds have agreed to pay the release clause plus an undisclosed premium. The deal is in excess of the £35 million that took Andy Carroll to Anfield in 2011. The Guinea international is a box to box midfielder who combines tough tackling with plenty of dribbling skills. He scored eight goals and had eight assists in 32 appearances for RB Leipzig last season.

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