Liverpool defender Alberto Moreno looks set to play for Villarreal next season after agreeing to join the club on a free transfer.

Moreno's contract runs out at the end of this month and he has agreed to join Santi Cazorla on Spain's east coast.

Liverpool bought Moreno five seasons ago from Sevilla for £12million.

Alberto Moreno will join Villarreal as a free agent at the end of his Liverpool contract

Going back to his old club was one of the options on the table but Sevilla's new coach Julen Lopetegui prefers the option of Real Madrid's Sergio Reguilon.

Moreno was increasingly sidelined in his final year at Anfield and has gone home to rebuild a career that once had him in the Spain national team.

Cazorla joined Villarreal for Arsenal on a one-year deal a year ago and has since renewed for a further 12 months.