Liverpool Football Club have today completed the signing of
Spanish forward Luis Alberto from Sevilla, subject to international clearance.
The 20-year-old, who can play anywhere across the attacking
line, has penned a long-term contract after passing a medical at Melwood. He
spent the 2012-13 campaign on loan at Barcelona B, where he notched an
impressive 11 goals - and was devastating with his creativity, providing 17
assists in 38 appearances.
Reds boss Brendan Rodgers said: "We are all delighted
that Luis has decided to join Liverpool. "He has the correct footballing profile
and mentality to be a Liverpool player. "I look forward to working with
him to develop his talent and he joins a group of young exciting players at our
club."
The Spaniard has represented his country at three different
age levels. He has turned out for the U18s, U19s and made his U21s bow against
Belgium in February.
Managing director Ian Ayre said, It's fantastic news. He's a
player that Brendan identified very early on and the scouting team did a lot of
work on watching him. After that the hard work started in terms of getting the
deal together, both with his club and his agent. We're always pleased when that
comes to fruition. He's a very exciting player and I know Brendan is very
excited about it. So hopefully our fans can be too.
Alberto represents the third piece of business done between
Liverpool and Sevilla. The previous two deals were the Reds' signings of
Spanish defenders Antonio Barragan and Daniel Ayala in 2005 and 2009
respectively.
