Liverpool midfielder Kevin Stewart has left the squad’s pre-season tour of Asia to join Hull City in an £8 million deal.

The 23 year-old looks to be heading in the opposite direction to left-back Andy Robertson who is on the verge of securing an Anfield move for £10 million.

Several Championship sides have expressed an interest in Stewart during the summer, who has featured regularly under Jurgen Klopp and recently signed a new deal at Anfield.

But the bid from Hull represents excellent business for the Merseysiders for a player who is essentially a back-up in central midfield and would see his opportunities limited this season.

Stewart was with the Liverpool party in Hong Kong, where Klopp’s side meets Crystal Palace in today’s Asia Trophy. He was given permission to return to England.