Liverpool agree deal to sign international defender
Joel Matip has agreed to join Liverpool from Schalke 04 after signing a pre-contract to move in the summer.
Centre-back Matip, 24, will arrive on a free transfer.
Manager Jurgen Klopp has been linked with the Cameroon international since arriving at Anfield and will make him his second signing after Marko Grujic of Red Star Belgrade.
Grujic returned on loan to the Serbia side and will also move to Liverpool in the summer.
Matip, who can also play in midfield, has a burgeoning reputation.
Source: Daily Express
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