• Goalkeeper to provide competition for Simon Mignolet next season • Deal for 22-year-old understood to be worth around £4.7m

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Liverpool are close to completing the signing of Loris Karius from Jürgen Klopp’s former club Mainz in a deal worth around £4.7m.

Klopp, who vowed there would be changes to the Liverpool squad this summer in the aftermath of Wednesday’s Europa League final defeat to Sevilla, wants the 22-year-old goalkeeper to increase competition with Simon Mignolet for next season.

Talks between the two clubs have progressed in recent days and a deal for Karius, who spent time with Manchester City as a teenager, could be completed next week.