Unfortunately it looks like we are obligated, just another in a long line of c*ck ups.
Ings will spend the 2018-19 campaign on loan at Southampton before a £20 million transfer kicks in on July 1, 2019, a source has told ESPN FC.
The source added that the fee will include £18m guaranteed with a further £2m in add-ons based on appearances. Liverpool also have inserted a 20 percent sell-on clause.
The move was confirmed on Thursday evening, having gone down to the wire on transfer deadline day.
Southampton submitted a deal sheet just prior to the Premier League's 5 p.m. deadline, granting them an extra two hours to finalise a switch.
Ings, who has signed a four-year contract at St. Mary's, has been desperate for regular game-time after an injury-ravaged spell at Liverpool.