Liverpool are close to solving their goalkeeping conundrum as reports suggest Roma stopper Alisson is on his way to Anfield in a €75 million deal.

Earlier this summer Jurgen Klopp had backed Loris Karius to bounce back from his errors against Real Madrid in the Champions League final, but his latest howler in a pre-season friendly against Tranmere is likely to be the final straw.

Brazil No1 Alisson had a stellar season in Serie A with Roma, keeping 18 clean sheets – the most in the competition – and becoming the subject of much transfer speculation.

And, according to Sky Italia and Italian journalist Gianluca Di Marzio, it would seem that the Reds have pulled the trigger on a mega-money deal.

It is understood that Alisson has already had talks with Klopp and that Roma are confident of replacing the Brazilian with Alphonse Areola, who has lost his place to Gianluigi Buffon at Paris Saint-Germain.