Skrtel has been with Liverpool for eight years, having signed for them from Zenit St Petersburg in 2008. Given Liverpool had previously been rumoured to be seeking closer to £8M for Skrtel, it seemed a case of accepting a bid below the odds to allow a long-time servant to get the move he wanted.
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Fenerbahce are closing in on the signing of Liverpool defender Martin Skrtel, Sky sources understand.
The Slovakian global, who captained his country to a first ever win at the European Championships as they beat Russian Federation 2-1 atEuro 2016 on Wednesday, has been made aware that he has no future in the side under Klopp.
The club have reportedly agreed a £5.5million offer from Turkish side Fenerbahce the defender, as agent Mithat Halis is said to be negotiating personal terms with the Turkish side.
The 31-year-old centre-back dropped down the pecking order following the appointment of Jurgen Klopp last season and is keen to take on a new challenge in order to secure regular first-team football.
The Slovakia global is likely to find it hard to get regular game time at Anfield next season with Joel Matip joining the ranks from Schalke.
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Halis revealed yesterday that he had received offers from Wolfsburg and a Chinese Super League club, as well as Fenerbahce. Toure has already been released this summer. However, he has played just four times for the club in 2016.
