Metro: Reds get green light for Schalke ace

Liverpool have moved into pole position to sign Kyriakos Papadopoulos with the Schalke defender ready to move abroad.

Papadopoulos, who has been watched by Reds scouts for the last two years, is currently on-loan at Bayer Leverkusen until the end of the season.

They want to make the deal permanent and have made a £4.4million offer, but reports say he would prefer to move to a new league, clearing the way for Liverpool to move in.

Brendan Rodgers is believed to be lining up a move and with Papadopoulos now ready to change leagues, this transfer would be easy to complete.

Source: Metro