Reds closing in on Remy

Liverpool are closing in on Loic Remy after activating the QPR striker’s £8.5 million release clause, and the Frenchman could be joined at Anfield by Southampton defender Dejan Lovren.

Remy, who spent last season on loan at Newcastle, scoring 14 Premier League goals, is now expected to discuss personal terms and have a medical with the Reds before completing the move.

The 27-year-old was part of the France squad that reached the quarter-finals of the 2014 Fifa World Cup in Brazil, and made two appearances as a substitute.He moved to Newcastle on loan after QPR’s relegation from the Premier League in 2013.