Roma director confirms agreement to sell Alisson to Liverpool
Roma sporting director Monchi admitted that an agreement with Liverpool has been reached for goalkeeper Alisson.
During Justin Kluivert's unveiling Thursday, Monchi revealed that the Merseyside club made a "significant offer" for the Brazilian, who is in the process of going through a medical.
"The player's there undergoing a medical and, if he passes that, the deal could go through," Monchi told reporters, as translated by ESPN FC's Ben Gladwell.
"It's hard when you're a sporting director - we received a significant offer for Alisson and we evaluated it.
"In the end, we took a decision and, speaking with Liverpool, we reached an agreement."
Although Monchi didn't disclose specifics over Liverpool's offer, it's understood that the English team has offered €75 million (£66.9 million) to sign Alisson - a world-record transfer fee for a goalkeeper. Liverpool previously failed to convince the Giallorossi to sell the 25-year-old with its initial €70-million bid.
Monchi: "Selling Alisson would not show a lack of ambition. For me, ambition is about doing the right thing after thinking everything through.
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Alisson kept 17 clean sheets in 37 Serie A appearances for a Roma side that finished third.
Liverpool and Roma clashed in the semi-finals of last season's Champions League, with the English side winning over two legs by an aggregate score of 7-6.
The completion of the deal will see Liverpool's summer spending exceed £100 million following the arrivals of Fabinho (£40 million) and Xherdan Shaqiri (£13.5 million).