Chelsea will receive £2.7 million from Roma when Mohamed Salah completes his £39 million move to Liverpool as a result of a sell-on clause agreed with the Italian club when the Egyptian international left Stamford Bridge.

The Times has learnt that Chelsea negotiated a sell-on clause worth ten per cent of Roma’s profit on Salah when they sold him for £12 million last summer following a successful season-long loan in the Italian capital. With Liverpool prepared to break their club record transfer fee to sign the 25-year-old, that profit will be as high as £27 million.

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Liverpool have prepared a four-year contract with an option for another 12 months. He could undergo a medical tomorrow and finalise a transfer which, dependant on add-ons, would make