[ Sport ] Calvin Ramsay: Liverpool agree £6.5m deal for Aberdeen right-back

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Liverpool have identified the 18-year-old right-back as a long-term rival for Trent Alexander-Arnold; Aberdeen set to bank a club-record £6.5m fee for the talented defender; Ramsay was named SFWA Young Player of the Year this season

 

The 18-year-old is now due to travel to Liverpool to finalise personal terms and undergo a medical.
 

Liverpool had been locked in talks with the Dons over the defender after Jurgen Klopp's side made an initial £4m offer, with £2m in add-ons.
 

However, it is understood Aberdeen were holding firm and wanted at least £5m up-front, with £5m in add-ons.
 

But the £6.5m fee agreed ensures Ramsay will become Aberdeen's record sale, surpassing their current record of £3m from Nottingham Forest for Scott McKenna. The Dons have also received an extra £1m for the centre-back this summer after Forest were promoted to the Premier League.
 

Ramsay is set to become Liverpool's third signing this summer after the arrivals of Darwin Nunez in a club-record £85m deal from Benfica and Fabio Carvalho, who signed from Fulham.
 

Sky Sports News revealed last week that Ramsay's preferred choice is to join Liverpool, out of a number of interested clubs in England, Germany and Italy.