LIVERPOOL, England. July 7 (Reuters/ Internet): English premier league club Liverpool said on Tuesday they had agreed a deal with Inter Milan for Nigerian World Cup defender Ta ribo West.

The giant 24-year-old was expected in Liverpool later on Tuesday or early on Wednesday to Lhra’sh out personal terms with Liverpool coach Roy Evans.

The Anfield club are believed to have settled on a transfer fee of around 5 million pounds ($8.2 million) for West. They hope to complete the transfer by the weekend.

"We ve agreed terms with Inter Milan for the player." a Liverpool spokesman confirmed. "It's now a question of talking to the player himself and settling personal terms."

West’s uncompromising style and multi-coloured dreadlocks made him a target for attention even before the World Cup began.

He made l}is international debut in May 1994 against Sweden. but first came under the spotlight in the 1996 Olympics when ne snuffed out the threat of Ronaldo as Nigeria went on to win the gold medal.

By then West had already won tne French league and cup with Auxerre. He moved to Inter Milan a year ago.

He was a prominent memlxT of the 1998 Nigerian World Cup side that beat Spain and Bulgaria before losing out to Denmark in the knock-out stages.