Liverpool's "blitzkrieg" after six years of analysis: Minamino from January 1 at Anfield

Everything is finished, we are just waiting for the official announcement - the great Japanese Takumi Minamino from Salzburg is a player of the European champions from January 1st.

All that remains is for the medical examinations to be carried out and for the "Reds" to pay the exit clause of only 7,5 million pounds.

Real business "blitzkrieg" was performed by the club leaders, after the duel in the last round of the group stage of the Champions League. They convinced Minamine that Liverpool was the right club for him, and told their colleagues from Salzburg that they would pay the compensation, which was stated in his contract.

Minamino is only 24 years old, and since 2015 he has been in Salzburg, who bought him from Serezo Osaka for one million euros.

The English media report, however, that the whirlwind Japanese has long been under the scrutiny of Liverpool's transfer wizard Michael Edwards.

The sports director and his colleagues have been following Minamino since 2013, scanning his game, behavior on the field, training, social life...

Now is the time for a big step in the career of the Japanese representative, Edwards estimated, and Jurgen Klopp nodded, after Minamino impressed in two matches with Liverpool in the Champions League.