3 Van Dijk and Lovren are two former Southampton players expected to start in the Champions League final

Liverpool will not have to hand Southampton extra bonus payments if they beat Real Madrid to win the Champions League.

The Reds take part in the Kiev showpiece on Saturday, and you can listen to full commentary of the match LIVE on talkSPORT.



Jurgen Klopp has guided Liverpool to their first Champions League final in over a decade

Virgil van Dijk, Dejan Lovren and Sadio Mane are all expected to start against Real, with Nathaniel Clyne and Adam Lallana likely to be named among the substitutes by Jurgen Klopp.

All five of those players were signed by Liverpool from Southampton, and there was a belief Saints would be in line for bonus payments if the quintet help the Anfield club win Europes biggest domestic competition.



Adam Lallana joined Liverpool in the summer of 2014 before Nathaniel Clyne joined him at Anfield a year later

However, according to The Times, this is not the case.

It is reported that the only bonus payments Liverpool make to clubs are triggered by appearance-related clauses and linked to Champions League qualification.

Liverpool will likely be forced to shell out to Saints as they booked their place in next years Champions League by finishing fourth in the Premier League, but beating Real to claim their sixth European Cup will not trigger further bonus payments.