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Liverpool is set to confirm its fifth signing of the summer with the arrival of goalkeeper Freddie Woodman on a free transfer.
He has recently been linked with Manchester United but is now set to move to Anfield.
He will be Liverpool's fifth arrival of the summer following the acquisitions of Milos Kerkez, Florian Wirtz, Jeremie Frimpong and fellow goalkeeper Armin Pesci.
Liverpool boss Arne Slot has already allowed Vitezslav Jaros to join Ajax, while Harvey Davies has moved to Crawley for the season, while Caoimhin Kelleher has departed on a permanent basis to Brentford.
The 28-year-old started his professional career at Newcastle and was also part of England's successful Under-20 side that won the World Cup in 2017.
He made a handful of appearances for the Magpies including one particularly game against Manchester United in the 2021-22 season where he was at fault for goals for Cristiano Ronaldo and Bruno Fernandes.
Woodman's arrival is undoubtedly with one eye on UEFA competitions, with Liverpool needing to fill its homegrown quota for the Champions League
Freddie Woodman during his time at Newcastle
With Jarell Quansah set to join Bayer Leverkusen and Harvey Elliott also linked with a move away, Liverpool had been tipped to seek homegrown additions to its squad.
Woodman's connections to ex-England boss Southgate date back to his father Andy's playing days
Woodman Snr was a teammate of Southgate when he was coming through the ranks at Crystal Palace.
The pair have been close friends ever since with Woodman Snr the best man at Southgate's wedding, before giving him the honor of being Freddie's godfather.
Woodman spent three seasons at Preston and was the club's player of the season two years ago
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