Alisson on verge of joining Liverpool

Rome, July 19: AS Roma sporting director Monchi on Thursday confirmed that their Brazilian goalkeeper Alisson Becker is on the verge of joining Liverpool FC, adding that the transfer fee offer from the English football giants "was way above the market average".

The 25-year-old, who played in all of Brazil's run to the quarter-finals of the FIFA World Cup, is already in Liverpool ahead of his medical tests before joining the five-time European champions. IANS