Liverpool and Sunderland have agreed a £20m deal for midfielder Jordan Henderson, BBC Sport understands.
Striker David Ngog could move in the opposite direction as part of the deal, but that is yet to be confirmed.
The Anfield club hope a deal can be finalised before Henderson joins England's Under-21 squad on Wednesday for the European Championships.
Sunderland had rejected Liverpool's previous offer, which was thought to be worth £16m.
The Sunderland-born 20-year-old, who had a loan spell at Coventry City early in his career and signed a five-year contract at The Stadium of Light in April 2010, came to prominence as Steve Bruce's Black Cats made a fine start to the season and was rewarded with an England call-up by coach Fabio Capello.
He won his first full England cap in the friendly defeat by France at Wembley in November.
And even though his form dipped as Sunderland struggled in the second half of the campaign, Henderson is still regarded as one of England's brightest young prospects.
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