Liverpool close in on Luis Alberto

Liverpool are reportedly close to completing the signing of Sevilla forward Luis Alberto.

The Spain Under-21 international will travel to Merseyside for a medical after the Reds agreed to shell out £6.8m for his services, BBC Sport reports.

Alberto's move to Anfield was previously thought to have collapsed as the clubs struggled to agree financial terms.

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers is also said to be closing in on Sunderland goalkeeper Simon Mignolet and Shakhtar Donetsk's Armenia midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan.