Liverpool are hopeful of completing their second transfer of the summer this week in what may prove to be a club record fee for Roma’s Mohamed Salah.

Salah is close to finalising his move to Anfield for a price which is likely to go beyond £35 million, making him the most expensive signing in Liverpool history.

It would be a case of second time lucky for the Merseyside club in their pursuit of the Egyptian, who they first tried to recruit three years ago under the stewardship of Brendan Rodgers.

In 2014 Liverpool were outflanked by Chelsea when Salah moved to Stamford Bridge from Basel in a £12 million deal. Now Liverpool will at least match their transfer record to sign the 24-year-old. With add-ons, the fee is expected to eventually eclipse the value of the current Anfield transfer record set when Andy Carroll moved to Liverpool from Newcastle for £35 million in January 2011.

Negotiations between Liverpool and Roma were stepped up last week. The Italians rejected a formal bid of £28m but Liverpool are determined to get their man.