Luis Alberto: Liverpool sign Sevilla's Spain Under-21 forward

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Liverpool have signed Sevilla forward Luis Alberto on a long-term deal for a fee believed to be £6.8m.
The 20-year-old had been on loan at Barcelona B but the Spanish champions decided against taking up their option on the Spain Under-21 international, allowing Liverpool to step in.
Reds boss Brendan Rodgers said: "He has the correct footballing profile and mentality to be a Liverpool player.
"I look forward to working with him to develop his talent."
Alberto made his debut for Sevilla aged 18 in April 2011, but that was one of just seven first-team appearances he made for the club.
The former under-18 and under-19 international played 38 times for Barcelona B last season, scoring 11 goals.
He is set to be joined at Anfield by Simon Mignolet, with Liverpool expected to complete a £9m move for the Sunderland goalkeeper next week.
The Belgium international is expected on Merseyside in the next few days to undergo a medical and complete the formalities of the move.
The Anfield club have already signed Kolo Toure from Manchester City on a free transfer and have a £6.7m deal agreed in principle for Celta Vigo's Iago Aspas which will go through once paperwork has been completed.
Rodgers is also progressing with a move to sign Shakhtar Donetsk's Armenia midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan but there may not be a swift resolution to that transfer with Liverpool facing competition from a number of European clubs.
The 24-year-old has a release clause in his contract, believed to be around £20m, and Liverpool are willing to meet it in an attempt to sign one of European football's most coveted emerging players.
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Statement of intent from Liverpool this transfer window. Early business for once.
I do hope Rodgers has realised that it is his defence that lets him down and Toure is a gamble, we need a really top class centre back.
As a CFC fan I'm watching with caution, BR knows his stuff. If given time he could turn LFC all 80's again
Well done LFC I must say with there transfer activity so far and so early too.
anyone who thinks Suarez "completely carried" Liverpool clearly doesn't know a lot about the subject.
Was it how he completely carried LFC to the 6-0 win at St James - from the stands, serving a suspension?
Very funny!...you complete tube.
just because you havn't heard of him doesn't mean jack sh**
had you heard of Michu or Coutinho?? how much did you know about Suarez before Liverpool signed him? what about Hernandez before signing for Man utd?? or Oscar before moving to Chelsea?
We havn't got millions to spend so have to find diamonds in the rough
so you have never heard of him, well my answer to you is, So what
All the best have to start somewhere and why the hell do you think these clubs have a scouting team?? You want them to just read the back pages!
Don't expect you to understand this as I know you are one dimensional in your general outlook.
Certain clubs have a romantic allure that attracts certain types of supporters, Juventus, Ajax are a couple I could think of. Liverpool is in that bracket.
Man U are like the Macdonalds of this world. A Corporate monster catering for mass uneducated and generic sports folllowers.