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Iago Aspas is on the brink of leaving Liverpool for Sevilla.

Reds chief executive Ian Ayre has flown to Spain to thrash out the deal for the 26-year-old striker's exit.

It is likely to be a season-long loan but Liverpool would be happy to make the move permanent if they can recoup a large chunk of the £8m they paid Celta Vigo a year ago.

Aspas, who has accepted the opportunity to return to his homeland, struggled to make an impression at Anfield last term and scored just once in 15 appearances.

Liverpool were prepared to offer Aspas as a makeweight to try to finally secure the services of Sevilla left-back Alberto Moreno.

However, those two transfers now look set to be completely separate deals. The Reds' initial bid of £16m for Moreno was rejected but they haven't give up hope that a compromise can still be reached.

Lazar Markovic will finally have his medical on Monday ahead of clinching his £20m move from Benfica to Liverpool.

The delay in the Serbian winger's arrival on Merseyside sparked fears that the transfer was in jeopardy.

But Liverpool remained unconcerned and Markovic, who flew in with his brother and agent over the weekend, should complete the formalities of the transfer over the next 24 hours.

Markovic put a message to Benfica supporters on Facebook yesterday as he said: “Thank you for everything and goodbye!”

The 20-year-old will become Liverpool’s fourth summer signing after deals for Rickie Lambert, Adam Lallana and Emre Can.

Boss Brendan Rodgers hopes to add Dejan Lovren to that list but the club's pursuit of the Southampton centre-back looks set to drag on.

The Croatian defender has made no secret of his desire to head for Anfield but Saints boss Ronald Koeman is desperate to keep him at St Mary's.

Lovren was considering going on strike in an attempt to force through the move after Southampton rejected the Reds' £20m offer.

However, he opted to report back for pre-season duty with the South Coast outfit on Sunday and has embarked on their tour of Belgium.

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