Liverpool are ready to sign Red Bull Salzburg star Takumi Minamino for a bargain £7.25m. The Japan international attacker caught the eye for Salzburg in their Champions League group-stage matches against Liverpool this season. And it is understood the 24-year-old impressed Jurgen Klopp sufficiently enough for the Reds boss to sanction a January transfer window move. In this snap podcast, the Liverpool ECHO's Joe Rimmer and Caoimhe O'Neill discus the move for Minamino, who has a release clause of just £7.25m. That has alerted a string of Europe’s top clubs including Liverpool’s bitter rivals Manchester United. But it is the Champions League holders, and not United, who are set to win the race for Minamino’s signature. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy