Jurgen Klopp convinces Ryan Gravenberch to join Liverpool in £25million deal

The Dutch midfielder is set to move to Anfield in the next 24 hours (Picture: Getty)
Talks between Liverpool and Bayern Munich over Ryan Gravenberch are ramping up with Jurgen Klopp having spoken to the midfielder, according to reports.
The 21-year-old moved to Bavaria last year in a £16million deal from Ajax but was unable to nail down a regular role in the side and has only made three starts in the Bundesliga.
Despite his lack of game time, Bayern still felt Gravenberch would eventually establish himself at the Allianz Arena and have been reluctant to sell him.
However, that stance has changed in the past few days after Gravenberch told Bayern he wanted to explore a potential exit in search of more regular football.
Furthermore, he has failed to win over Thomas Tuchel and the Bayern coach is happy to cash in on the Netherlands international if it means he can use the funds to sign a new number six ? something he has craved all summer.
Both Manchester United and Liverpool have shown interest in signing Gravenberch but it is the Merseysiders who are now pressing ahead with a deal.
Gravenberch is set to be sold to fund a new midfielder (Picture: Getty)
According to BILD, an offer of ?30million (£25m) from Liverpool is expected imminently and Klopp has already spoken to Gravenberch.
The former Ajax star has been convinced to move to Anfield and feels he can finally start fulfilling his potential under Klopp, who believes the youngster is the perfect fit for Liverpo...
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