Alberto Moreno is out of favour at Liverpool and could reportedly follow Philippe Coutinho to La Liga champions Barcelona.
Liverpool fans were left distraught when Philippe Coutinho finally sealed his protracted move to Barcelona in January. But there would be few tears shed at Anfield if Alberto Moreno followed the Brazilian play-maker to the Camp Nou one year on.
According to Mundo Deportivo, Barcelona want a new left-back in 2019 to replace Lucas Digne, who left for Everton in the summer.
And it is understood that the La Liga champions are interested in a cut-price deal for Moreno, whose contract at Liverpool expires at the end of this season. Barcelona are expected to open talks with the 26-year-old in the coming days.
Moreno fits the bill given that he is an attack-minded full-back and has plenty of experience of Spanish football, having played for Sevilla’s first-team from 2012 to 2014.
The Reds can expect to make a loss on a player they signed for £12 million four years ago, given that his contract only has a few months left to run.
The four-time Spain international was a regular in his first season at Liverpool but big mistakes in the Europa League cup final defeat to Sevilla in 2015 meant Jurgen Klopp opted to play James Milner out of position at left-back for the subsequent season before Andy Robertson arrived on Merseyside from Hull City.
Mundo Deportivo reports that Juan Bernat of PSG, Ferland Mendy of Lyon and Valencia’s Jose Luis Gaya are all potential alternatives.
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