Balague reports this morning that Liverpool are on the verge of signing 20-year Sevilla midfielder Luis Alberto – who has been on-loan to Barcelona B in the Spanish second division this season, and has scored 11 goals across the year.
In Balague’s own words – and he’s an excellent source for transfer news during the Summer months – Alberto is capable of playing in two of “three positions in 4-3-3 midfield, as false 9 or winger” and is “quality (at) set pieces.”
From the sound of it, this is an extremely promising player, and someone who – although probably won’t be a major factor in the first-team next year – will be given the opportunity to grow into the mould of a Liverpool player.
That’s a smart philosophy from Brendan Rodgers and FSG, because if someone like Alberto grows into the player he’s projected to be, then they wouldn’t be able to compete for him financially in three or four years.
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