Liverpool teenager Bobby Duncan is on the brink of joining Fiorentina on a permanent basis.
The Anfield club have given the 18-year-old striker permission to discuss personal terms and undergo a medical with the Italian side ahead of today’s European transfer deadline.
And barring any last minute hitches - Duncan will sign for Fiorentina today. He is expected to sign a three year deal.
The move will bring to an end an unsavoury saga that was exclusively revealed by MailOnline last week.
Duncan’s agent, Saif Rubie, accused Liverpool of holding the youngster against his will and ‘mentally bullying’ him by refusing to let him leave on loan in an explosive statement that was first reported on this website.
Liverpool reacted with their own strongly worded statement denying the accusations. Duncan then broke his silence by tweeting: 'I just want to play football!'
There appeared hope towards the end of last week that the tensions were cooling - but Liverpool have now decided to sell a player they signed from Manchester City for £200,000 just over 12 months ago.
A breakthrough in negotiations was made over the weekend, the fact Fiorentina are now willing to sign Duncan on a permanent basis a key factor.
Originally, Liverpool rejected two of Fiorentina’s loan offers for the teenager, which triggered last week’s saga. Danish side FC Nordsjaelland were also interested in Duncan.
