Rising star Diego Costa will make a stunning move to Liverpool.
The Anfield giants have made an official offer of £21.8millon - enough to trigger a buy-out clause in the forward's contract with his club, Atletico Madrid.
And the Spanish club's coach, Diego Simeone, has conceded he will not stand in the way of the Brazilian, after splashing out himself this summer on both David Villa and young Brazilian Leo Baptistao as replacements for £55m Radamel Falcao.
Costa enjoyed a stunning end to last season that earned him a call-up to the Brazil squad.
He made his debut against Italy in March, then faced Russia in a friendly staged in London.
It capped a remarkable season for the 24-year-old, who seemed to be heading out of Madrid when he suffered a serious injury in July 2011.
He was out for most of the ensuing season before being farmed out on loan to Madrid neighbours Rayo Vallecano.
However, he bounced back in style by scoring four goals in his first three games for Rayo, and hit nine in just 16 appearances before being hastily recalled to the mothership.
Costa emerged as a summer target for Arsenal after netting 20 goals in 44 games last season.
He finished as top scorer in the Spanish Cup - where his goal in the final steered Atletico to an historic win over hated neighbours Real Madrid.
Source: Daily Mirror
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