Liverpool will receive an £18million payment if former midfielder Philippe Coutinho completes a loan move from Barcelona to Bayern Munich.
The Brazil ace hasn’t made the anticipated impact at the Camp Nou following his £142m transfer from Anfield in January 2018.
As a result, the Spanish giants are keen to move on the Brazilian and recoup some of the cash they spent on the player.
According to AS, German outfit Bayern have agreed a deal which sees them pick up the player’s wages – reportedly worth around £11m – while also handing over an initial fee of £18m.
It is this fee which will head straight to Liverpool as part of Barcelona’s repayment of the huge £142m deal which was struck 18 months ago.
Bayern can also make the move for Coutinho permanent at the end of the loan deal if they cough up £120m.
Previously this summer, Coutinho has been linked with moves to Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United, and Paris Saint-Germain.
He will be hoping his Bundesliga switch reignites his career which has stalled in Spain.
In 52 LaLiga appearances has just 13 goals and seven assists, which has been deemed inadequate by the powers that be at Barcelona.
The Spanish giants lost their opening game of the new season on Friday night as Athletic Bilbao beat them 1-0.