Liverpool close in on Samed Yesil deal

Liverpool are poised to sign Bayer Leverkusen striker Samed Yesil, according to reports.

Yesil is reportedly undergoing a medical at the club ahead of a £1m move to Anfield.

The signing would be the fifth of the summer for manager Brendan Rodgers, following the arrivals of Fabio Borini, Joe Allen, Oussama Assaidi and Nuri Sahin.

Yesil, 18, has made just one first-team appearance for Leverkusen, but has featured heavily in the German youth teams, scoring 19 goals in 21 appearances for the Under-17s.