I know Chelsea have an abundance of riches within their youth set up, but if this lad was the 'real deal' there is no way they would allow LFC to take him off them. That's how I'd see it anyway.
"The 19-year-old has agreed terms with the Anfield club after refusing to sign a contract extension at Stamford Bridge amid concern over a lack of first-team opportunities, Solanke’s current deal expires this summer but, as he is younger than 24, Liverpool will have to pay
Chelsea a compensation fee to be decided by a tribunal. The fee is expected to be in the region of £2m-£3m."
“Liverpool FC have agreed personal terms with Dominic Solanke to sign the England youth international this summer,”
read a statement on the club’s official website. “The 19-year-old striker will complete the transfer to the Reds on July 1, 2017, upon the expiry of his contract with his current club, Chelsea.”
"Solanke has an impressive goalscoring record for Chelsea’s youth teams and represented England up to under-21 level. He is part of Paul Simpson’s squad for the Under-20 World Cup in South Korea and spent the 2015-16 season on loan at Vitesse Arnhem, where he scored seven goals in 25 appearances."
"The striker’s stand-off with Chelsea over a new contract had alerted an array of clubs to his availability and several Premier League teams competed with Liverpool for his signature. Solanke, who will earn less than £20,000 a week at Anfield, also had offers from RB Leipzig in Germany and Celtic, who saw him as a potential replacement for Moussa Dembélé."
