Arsenal set the template for Liverpool's impressive transfer move for Diogo Jota, according to a leading football agent. Jota has been in remarkable form since joining the Reds from Wolves in September, hitting seven goals in 10 appearances including a hat-trick at Atalanta in the Champions League.
The Portuguese forward could never quite be regarded as a regular starter at Wolves, and so there was a surprise among some that Liverpool committed to a £41m deal to prise him from Molineux.
But the Reds have only committed to 10 per cent of that transfer upfront, as they utilised a growing trend for splitting large transfer fees over time that, according to the agent, started with Nicolas Pepe's £72m move to Arsenal from Lille last summer. "
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