Schalke confirm Matip exit

Schalke 04 have confirmed that defender Joel Matip has agreed to join Liverpool at the end of the season.

The Cameroon international had been tipped to make a move to Anfield with his current deal due to expire in June.

André Breitenreiter's side have now revealed that the 24-year-old has agreed to link up with the Reds on a four-year deal starting this summer.

"I have always said that I would leave Schalke for only one reason - to do something new. Although my decision is definitely not easy, I am convinced that now is the right time to take this step," Matip told Schalke's official website.

Matip has been at the Gelsenkirchen outfit since the age of nine.