Liverpool's Adekanye set for Lazio switch

Liverpool youngster Bobby Adekanye is set to join Lazio on a free transfer at the end of the season, Goal can reveal.

The 19-year-old forward has taken the decision to run down his Reds contract, which will enable him to move to Serie A as a free agent next summer.

Liverpool had been keen to extend the Nigeria-born Dutch youth international’s deal at Anfield, but were left frustrated by the delaying tactics of his agent, Junior Minguella, during negotiations.

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And Goal understands that Minguella has negotiated a pre-contract agreement with Lazio which will take Adekanye to the Italian capital, earning the agent a hefty fee in the process. Sources say this deal was agreed as far…