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Liverpool FC will thrash out personal terms with Loic Remy this week after agreeing a fee of £8million with Queens Park Rangers.

The French international, who featured at the World Cup in Brazil this summer, is edging closer to becoming the Reds’ fifth summer signing.

Rodgers had made Remy his top target to bolster Liverpool’s forward line following the departure of Luis Suarez to Barcelona.

And it appears the boss will get his man as personal terms and a medical are set to be completed this week.

It is hoped that if the deal can be sealed without a hitch, that the 27-year-old will be able to join up with the squad for their pre-season tour of the USA, which gets under way tomorrow.

In pictures: Remy's career so far

Remy spent last season on loan at Newcastle United, scoring 14 goals in 26 games for the Magpies.

He will compete with England duo Rickie Lambert and Daniel Sturridge for a central striking berth next season should he complete the switch.

Rangers boss Harry Redknapp revealed earlier in the week that he expected Remy to leave for the opportunity to play Champions League football.

Remy joined QPR during their last top-flight spell, making an £8million switch from French side Marseille in January 2013. He scored six league goals for the west London club but it wasn’t enough to stop them going down.

His arrival would take the Reds’ summer spending towards the £70m mark, with Rodgers expected to dip further into the funds provided by the £75million sale of Suarez.

More on Remy: Loic is a low-risk gamble for Rodgers

Fabio Borini, though, is set to leave the club.

Sunderland have agreed a fee, which could rise to £14m, for the Italian, though Rodgers was keen to stress that there was no agreement with the player at this stage.

“They’ve offered to buy Fabio,” said Rodgers. “He obviously spent a successful period at Sunderland last year and it’s a fantastic club.

“There’s an agreement between the clubs but nothing agreed with the player.

“At this moment he’s still a Liverpool player.”

There are still question marks surrounding the future of Daniel Agger, who missed the game at Deepdale today.

A knock kept him out of the fixture but the vice-captain will still travel with the squad to the USA.

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