Liverpool signing RB Salzburg forward Takumi Minamino is a "no-brainer", according to club legend Steve McManaman.

The Reds are expected to activate the Japan international's release clause next month, which is reportedly just £7.25m.

McManaman told HorseRacing.net: "I thought he was excellent against Liverpool. I thought he was excellent in the first game, I think he was the one player who dragged Salzburg back into the game and I thought he was really good on Tuesday too.

"A couple of their players were very good also. I thought Hwang was good up front as well, Haaland was okay, he didn't have his greatest game on Tuesday and he missed a couple of chances, but Minamino looked very lively and dangerous.

"If they're talking about his buyout clause being £7.25 million, we talk about the prices being paid in the Premier League, then it's an absolute no brainer really to pay that type of money for that type of talent.

"If he was £100 million then it would be a different conversation, but the fact that he's the price that they think he is and they think he's got the attitude that Jurgen Klopp wants then he could be an excellent addition to the Liverpool squad."