Pool will stump up cash to sign Swans star Allen

Liverpool have informed Swansea they are ready to pay the £15million fee to trigger the release clause in Joe Allen’s contract.

Liverpool have informed Swansea they are ready to pay the £15m (€18.9m) fee to trigger the release clause in Joe Allen’s contract.

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has long been a keen admirer of the 22-year-old, and the Welsh club had already rejected an offer worth £12.5m (€15.78.