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Liverpool owe transfer fee to Chelsea as part of deal two clubs have ALREADY agreed
LIVERPOOL owe Chelsea a percentage of the fee from the £19million sale of Dominic Solanke.
As part of an agreement when they signed the striker, Liverpool agreed to a sell-on clause for when Solanke left the club.
The England frontman joined the Reds in 2017 after his contract expired at Stamford Bridge, of which the Londoners were due compensation.
Talks dragged on throughout the 2017-18 season and with no agreement reached the fee looked set to be decided by the Professional Football Compensation Committee.
The clubs eventually came to an agreement without the need to go to a tribunal - 12 months after him joining - with a sell-on clause part of that.
The club is going somewhere
That is now due to the Blues after Solanke joined permanently in a £19million move.
Solanke's arrival on a four-year deal allowed veteran forward Jermain Defoe to head to Scotland to join Steven Gerrard's Rangers.
"The club is going somewhere," said Solanke, who is believed to have signed a four-year deal at the Vitality Stadium.
"Over the past few years they have been really good in the Premier League and had some good positional finishes as well.
"I think it's a good club to be at, especially for someone of my age. I spoke with the manager. He is a really nice guy. From playing and watching the Premier League., I know the sort of manager he is.
"I am looking forward to working with him and seeing what he's about.
"My main target is to score goals and, being a striker, hopefully I can get a few for the team and help the team get wins."
Solanke made 27 appearances for Liverpool last season but all except six of those appearances were from the bench. He scored just once.
"Dominic is technically gifted, very athletic and has the physical profile that will give us something different in our front line," Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe said.
"He has done very well for England at various age groups, has a huge amount of potential and I'm excited about working with him."
He will be joined at the Vitality Stadium by Nathaniel Clyne, who has signed a loan deal until the end of the season.
Clyne, 27, allowed Trent Alexander-Arnold to establish himself as Liverpool's regular right-back in his absence.
Now manager Jurgen Klopp has agreed to let Clyne head south to get regular game time.
"I'm really excited by this opportunity," said Clyne.