Liverpool are unlikely to benefit financially from Tiago Ilori’s £2.1million move from Reading to Sporting Lisbon.
The former Red defender is on the brink of returning to his former club on a permanent basis after flying to Portugal to undergo a medical over the weekend.
Liverpool negotiated a sell-on clause when the 25-year old centre-back left to join the Championship outfit two years ago.
However, it’s understood to be 25% of any profit Reading make on the £3.75m deal they struck with the Reds.
With reports in Portugal stating that Sporting have only agreed to pay 2.4m Euros (£2.1m) for Ilori, a chunk of the cash won’t be heading for Anfield.
Liverpool signed Ilori for £3.5m from Sporting in the summer of 2013 in a deal which potentially could have risen to £7m.
The London-born Portugal under-23 international was unable to establish himself at Anfield and made just three first-team appearances.
Ilori had loan spells at Granada, Bordeaux and Aston Villa prior to leaving for Reading.
After 64 games for the Royals, he’s on the move once again.