The left-back will become Brendan Rodgers’s eighth summer signing after the Anfield outfit agreed a deal with the Primera Division side ahead of their Uefa Super Cup clash

By Paul Clennam

Liverpool have agreed a deal with Sevilla for Spain Under-21 left-back Alberto Moreno.

The Reds have been interested in Moreno throughout the summer, but after initially being frustrated by the Spanish club’s demands they have agreed on a fee thought to be in the region of £12 million.

A statement on the club’s official website read: “Liverpool can confirm they have reached an agreement with Sevilla for the transfer of Spain international full-back Alberto Moreno.



“The Reds will proceed with the formalities of finalising the deal for the 22-year-old over the coming days and will make no further announcement until it is complete.”

As reported by Goal, the Merseysiders went back to the negotiating table at the start of August and were confident that they could finally strike a deal.

Moreno travelled with the Sevilla squad to Cardiff to face Champions League winners Real Madrid in the Uefa Super Cup on Tuesday but was ommitted from the matchday squad late on after the two clubs reached an agreement.

Sevilla president Jose Castro admitted to continued discussions with Liverpool on Monday, and the 22-year-old will now become Liverpool’s eighth summer signing.

Moreno’s arrival would push Liverpool’s summer spending past the £100m mark following the £70m sale of Luis Suarez to Barcelona.

Southamption trio Adam Lallana, Dejan Lovren and Rickie Lambert have all moved to Merseyside, while Emre Can joined from Bayer Leverkusen and Lazar Markovic has been recruited from Benfica.

Brendan Rogders has also signed Divock Origi from Lille, but the Belgium striker will return to the Stade Pierre-Mauroy on loan for the 2014-15 campaign, while right-back Javier Manquillo joined on a two-season loan last week.

The left-back will become Brendan Rodgers’s eighth summer signing after the Anfield outfit agreed a deal with the Primera Division side ahead of their Uefa Super Cup clash

By Paul Clennam

Liverpool have agreed a deal with Sevilla for Spain Under-21 left-back Alberto Moreno.

The Reds have been interested in Moreno throughout the summer, and had initially been frustrated by the Spanish club’s demands.

But as Goal reported on August 1, the Merseysiders went back to the negotiating table after the World Cup and were confident that they could finally strike a deal.

Moreno travelled with the Sevilla squad to Cardiff to face Champions League winners Real Madrid in the Uefa Super Cup on Tuesday but was omitted from the matchday squad late on after the two clubs agreed a fee.

Sevilla president Jose Castro admitted to continued discussions with Liverpool on Monday, and the 22-year-old will now become Liverpool’s eighth summer signing.

Moreno’s arrival would push Liverpool’s summer spending past the €125m mark following the €88m sale of Luis Suarez to Barcelona.

Southamption trio Adam Lallana, Dejan Lovren and Rickie Lambert have all moved to Merseyside, while Emre Can joined from Bayer Leverkusen and Lazar Markovic has been recruited from Benfica.

Brendan Rogders has also signed Divock Origi from Lille, but the Belgium striker will return to the Stade Pierre-Mauroy on loan for the 2014-15 campaign, while right-back Javier Manquillo joined on a two-season loan last week.

The Montenegro international has impressed in pre-season for Manuel Pellegrini’s side but believes their rivals from Merseyside need to replace Luis Suarez

Manchester City’s Stevan Jovetic believes Liverpool need to add strikers to their squad if they are to challenge for the Premier League title.

Following the sale of Luis Suarez to Barcelona, Brendan Rodgers has been on the lookout for a new forward, though the Reds were forced to pull out of a move for Loic Remy after issues with his medical.

They have since been linked with Radamel Falcao and Samuel Eto’o, though time is running out for them to bring in any new faces in attack ahead of Southampton’s visit to Anfield on August 17.

And Jovetic, who scored five times in pre-season for Manuel Pellegrini’s side, believes the Merseyside outfit require further reinforcements up front if they are to compete with the rest of the league’s established sides.

“This year is going to be more difficult than last year,” he told reporters.

“[Manchester] United will be much better, Arsenal are stronger and Chelsea with three or four players they have bought, will be better.

“Liverpool are also good, they are strong now and, if buy some strikers, they will also be in the title race.

“I expect a really tough season, but we need to believe in ourselves and hopefully we are going to win the league again.”

The Montenegro international had been linked with a move away from the Etihad Stadium, with Juventus rumoured to be interested in his services, but some fine showings during the Blues’ tour of the USA have brought him back into favour.

And the 24-year-old is keen to hit the ground running after an injury-hit campaign in 2013-14 saw him start just two league matches under Pellegrini.

“I had a good pre-season, now I can’t wait to get started. Last season I was injured a lot and that was the number one problem,” Jovetic explained.

“But in the final three or four months, it was fine and I was playing. This year it is going to be better.”