Football latest: Salah close to Liverpool move, transfer news from Real Madrid, Newcastle and West Brom

All the latest news and potential transfers from the big leagues around Europe, including English clubs Liverpool, Newcastle United, West Brom and Southampton.

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Liverpool close in on Salah

Liverpool are closing in on a deal to sign Roma winger Mohammed Salah for a potential club-record fee.

Liverpool are reportedly set to pay in the region of £35million (Dh162m) – which includes add-ons.

However, with some late negotiation over the finer details still to be done, the figure could move just beyond that mark and therefore eclipse the sum they paid Newcastle for Andy Carroll in January 2011.

Because of the ongoing talks it is understood Salah, contrary to reports, will not undergo a medical on Wednesday.

Liverpool had an initial offer of ÂŁ28m for the 25-year-old rejected earlier this month but, having continued negotiations with the Serie A club, have now come to a settlement.

Coentrao set for Sporting

Real Madrid defender Fabio Coentrao underwent a medical at Sporting in Lisbon on Tuesday ahead of a predicted one-year loan move to the Portuguese side.

Real president Florentino Perez said in an interview with radio station Onda Cero on Tuesday that the Portugal defender, 29, was set to go to Sporting, and Coentrao was later photographed in his new side’s colours undergoing a medical.

West Brom back in for Rodriguez

West Bromwich Albion are making a fresh attempt to sign Jay Rodriguez from Southampton.

The striker is a long-term target for Baggies boss Tony Pulis and he can leave Saints this summer.

West Brom have reportedly resurrected a move with ÂŁ12m likely to be enough to sign the England international.

Rodriguez has almost left St Mary’s in the last two windows with Watford, Hull and Sunderland all keen on him in January but Hull and Sunderland’s relegation has ruled them out of the running.

Had the 27-year-old left Southampton in January West Brom were frontrunners.

He has wanted to play regularly at Southampton but has struggled for game time since suffering a serious knee injury in 2014.

Rodriguez made 34 appearances for Saints last season but only nine were Premier League starts and he scored six times.

West Brom are looking for new firepower after relying on Salomon Rondon and Hal Robson-Kanu as their only two strikers for the majority of last season.

Saido Berahino was sold to Stoke in January but missed the first half of the season having served a drugs ban and being ruled unfit by the club.

Newcastle near Lejeune signing

Newcastle are hopeful of completing a deal for Eibar defender Florian Lejeune within days.

The Magpies have been locked in negotiations with the LaLiga outfit for some time over the 26-year-old Frenchman, who has an ÂŁ8.7 million (Dh40.5m) release clause in his contract.

However, sources on Tyneside have indicated that they are close to reaching an agreement which would hand manager Rafael Benitez his first summer signing.

Former Auxerre and Villarreal central defender Lejeune signed for Manchester City in July 2015, but was loaned straight out to Spanish second division side Girona, where he had spent the previous campaign, also on loan.

He joined Eibar on a permanent deal for just ÂŁ1.2m 12 months later and made 34 league appearances last season as the club finished in 10th place.

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