Saturday, June 16, 2012

Liverpool Told £7m Is Enough To Land Barcelona Forward

Barcelona have made it clear that they will not sell Cristian Tello for less than £7million as a number of European clubs look to secure the signature of the talented youngster.

The Daily Mail has reported that Liverpool are just one of the clubs that are interested in signing the 20-year-old who broke into the first team last season under Pep Guardiola.

Tello made 15 appearances in La Liga last season as he forced his way into the front three alongside Lionel Messi and Alexis Sanchez, though this way largely thanks to the injury David Villa suffered.

The young forward came through Barcelona B before moving to Espanyol where he made a handful of appearances in the B team, before returning to Barcelona in the summer of 2010.

He made his debut in the league in January this year and was quickly trusted to make an appearance in the Champions League where he scored two on his debut against Bayer Leverkusen.

However, next season it may be more difficult to make first team appearances with Villa set to return from inure, while other Barcelona B graduates Pedro and Isaac Cuenca will also be pushing for a start.

Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers will almost certainly be looking to strengthen the squad after the Reds finished eighth last season and the young Barcelona forward, who has been valued at £7million, has already displayed his potential.

Tello only has 12 months remaining on his contract and it seems there are a number of clubs interested, with Valencia, Malaga and Benfica also linked with the forward.

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