Liverpool are reportedly expected to secure the signing of Celta Vigo forward Iago Aspas within the next 48 hours.

Reports emerged last week claiming that the Merseyside outfit have agreed a £7.7m fee with the La Liga club for the 25-year-old Spaniard.

While it had been suggested that teams in Germany, Italy and Portugal were also interested in the player, it is believed that a few minor details need to be tied up before Aspas flies to Liverpool for a medical, according to the Liverpool Echo.

Meanwhile, it has been claimed that the Premier League outfit are also close to clinching the signature of Sporting Lisbon defender Tiago Ilori.