Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is set to undergo a medical tonight after Liverpool agreed a £35 million deal with Arsenal for the midfielder.

The tests will be carried out at St George’s Park where Oxlade-Chamberlain is based with England ahead of Friday’s World Cup qualifier with Malta. The transfer represents a coup for Liverpool with the 24-year-old seduced by the prospect of developing his game under Jürgen Klopp and turning down Chelsea, the Premier League champions, in the process.

Chelsea were informed this morning that Oxlade-Chamberlain did not want to move to Stamford Bridge, with the west London club offering £35 million plus £5 million in add-ons. Arsenal’s willingness to let him leave in the final year of his contract opened the way for Liverpool to begin