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Liverpool flew off to America on their pre-season tour without Georginio Wijnaldum - but increasingly confident that they will secure the services of the Newcastle United attacking midfielder.

Talks are continuing between the clubs over the structure of a deal which will be worth around £25million.

The Dutch international, who played the final 11 minutes of Newcastle's 2-2 friendly draw with Doncaster Rovers on Wednesday night, has his heart set on a move to Anfield.

Liverpool are hoping an agreement can be struck so that Wijnaldum can fly out to join up with Jurgen Klopp's squad in California.

A medical could take place in the States with personal terms unlikely to be a stumbling block.

Liverpool pursued a deal for the 25-year-old this week after being frustrated in their attempts to land Udinese's Piotr Zielinski.

Wijnaldum scored 11 goals last season after joining Newcastle for £14.5million from PSV Eindhoven.

Klopp's men flew to the west coast of America in the early hours of Thursday following the 2-0 friendly win over Huddersfield Town.

They are scheduled to have a light session at their Stanford University training base on Thursday.