Southampton striker Sadio Mane will have a medical at Liverpool on Monday after the clubs agreed a transfer fee in excess of £30m.

The deal, if concluded, would be one of Liverpool's most expensive, rivalling the £32.5m paid for Christian Benteke and £35m for Andy Carroll.

Manager Jurgen Klopp wants to boost his attacking options and made Mane a prime transfer target this summer.

It had been thought the Saints wanted closer to £40m for the Senegalese.

Klopp was impressed by Mane when he scored twice as Southampton came from 2-0 down to beat Liverpool 3-2 at St Mary's on 20 March.

Alongside England striker Daniel Sturridge and Belgium youngster Divock Origi, Mane - who scored 11 goals in 37 Premier League games last season - would add pace and a goalscoring threat.

Mane is set to tread a well-worn path between Southampton and Liverpool.

Adam Lallana, Dejan Lovren, Rickie Lambert and Nathaniel Clyne have all moved to Anfield since the summer of 2014.

It would also give Saints - who are without a manager following the departure of Ronald Koeman to Everton - a handsome profit on a player they bought from Salzburg for £10m two years ago.

Southampton have also sold midfield man Victor Wanyama to Tottenham for £11m.

Source: BBC

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