Liverpool have completed the signing of Ben Davies from Preston North End for an initial fee of £500,000.

The Reds’ sporting director Michael Edwards made initial contact with PNE on Thursday before talks accelerated over the weekend. The 25-year-old Davies is viewed by Anfield insiders as one of the finest left-sided defenders in the Championship and joins for a fee that could rise to as much as £1.6million.

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