Liverpool have struck personal terms with Roma goalkeeper Alisson Becker.
The Reds have been linked with a swoop for the Brazilian shot-stopper for months and a summer deal now appears to have edged closer.
Jurgen Klopp currently has Loris Karius between the sticks after he deposed previous No.1 Simon Mignolet.
ESPN says an understanding over personal terms has been made between Liverpool and the player's agent Stefano Castagna.
Agreeing a transfer fee is likely to prove tricky, though. Roma rate Alisson in the £70m class.