Match action from West Ham v Wolves: Diogo Jota looks to evade Pablo Fornals
Match action from West Ham v Wolves: Diogo Jota looks to evade Pablo Fornals

Liverpool agree £41m Diogo Jota deal from Wolves; fee could rise to £45m


Liverpool have agreed to sign Wolves forward Diogo Jota for £41m hot on the heels of signing Thiago Alcantara.

The deal for Jota could rise to £45m with add-ons with the 23-year-old Portugal winger likely to provide cover for Liverpool's dynamic front three.

In a separate deal, Wolves will sign Dutch defender Ki-Jana Hoever from the Reds. The 18-year-old's move is expected to be worth £9m, but could rise to £13.5m in add-ons.

Jota can play anywhere across the forward line and will provide extra competition for places along with Divock Origi and Takumi Minamino for the front three spots in the first XI, currently occupied by Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah.

Jota joined Wolves on loan in their 2017-18 Championship-winning campaign before making a £12.8m permanent switch in 2018 and made 131 appearances for the Molineux side, scoring 44 goals, including hat-tricks in last season's Europa League wins against Besiktas and Espanyol.

The forward is expected to head to Liverpool's training facility at Melwood today to undergo a medical before completing the deal.


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