Liverpool are confident that they have won the race to sign highly-coveted Leicester City full back Ben Chilwell ahead of rivals Arsenal, according to "?Mail Online.
It's also been reported by Liverpool correspondent Melissa Reddy that the player has told his current club that he wishes to join up with the Anfield outfit this summer, after months of Jurgen Klopp and Arsene Wenger pursuing his signature.
Ben Chilwell has told #LFC he wants to move to Anfield in the summer- @MelissaReddy_.
"?The Reds are looking for a long-term replacement for the much-maligned Alberto Moreno, and the need for a new face has stepped up following the Spaniard's erratic performance in the Europa League final defeat to Sevilla on Wednesday.
Chilwell was a part of the Leicester squad that won the Premier League this season, though he has made just three first team appearances in the domestic cups. The 18-year-old has been growing frustrated with his lack of game time with the Foxes, and it's said that the player has rejected a new contract offer in order to link up with the Anfield outfit.
He'll be set to cost Klopp around £3m, and that the Reds will win the race for his signature ahead of the Gunners - who attempted to convince the player to join them in January.
Arsenal have been looking for a replacement for Kieran Gibbs - who has been linked with Newcastle - though Chilwell, who is entering the final 12 months of his current contract, is determined to press on with a move to Merseyside instead.
The youngster was named Leicester's Academy Player of the Year for 2014/15, and promoted to the first team on the arrival of Claudio Ranieri. He has however spent a chunk of the last season out on loan with Huddersfield Town - working with Klopp's close friend David Wagner.
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