Takumi Minamino 'set to have Liverpool medical today & will join Reds on Jan 1'

Takumi Minamino is set to have a medical at Liverpool today, several reliable resources have confirmed.

Barring no hitches, he would join the Reds from Red Bull Salzburg on January 1 and his first game could be the FA Cup tie versus Everton on Jan 5.

Available for a bargain £7.25million due to a release clause in his current contract, Minamino's market value is worth at least treble that.

The Japanese attacker shined with one goal and one assist in Salzburg's first game against Liverpool in the Champions League group stages.