Atletico Madrid set to take advantage of Liverpool’s failure to land Sevilla star

1 Alberto Moreno

Atletico Madrid are poised to take advantage of Liverpool’s failure to sign Alberto Moreno by pushing ahead with their own deal for the Sevilla left-back.

The Reds are believed to have given up on trying to sign the Spain international following weeks of negotiations with Sevilla.

And now Atletico are keen to lure him to the Spanish capital and they have already opened talks with their fellow La Liga side over a deal.

According to Spanish newspaper AS, Atleti are offering a players-plus-cash deal which includes a fee of £12m and would see forward Leo Baptistao and defender Javier Manquillo head in the opposite direction.

The proposed deal could have implications for Arsenal though, as Arsene Wenger has been linked with a loan move for right-back Manquillo in recent weeks.