Atletico Madrid are interested in signing Liverpool defender Andy Robertson as the Anfield club edge towards a deal to bring in Bournemouth’s Milos Kerkez as their first-choice left-back.
Robertson said last week he had not given his future much thought, with his focus on a enjoying a well-earned holiday after another long and successful season in which he won the Premier League for the second time.
But with the transfer window opening in a few days, the Anfield mainstay and Scotland captain’s club future is unclear for the first time in eight years.
Kerkez would probably cost between £45m-£50m and is expected to be Arne Slot’s preferred choice at left-back.
Liverpool are keen to retain Robertson and allow current back-up Kostas Tsimikas to leave, but they acknowledge that the 31-year-old Scot may be minded to move on in search of regular football.
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Robertson has had a very successful stint on Merseyside since joining from Hull City in 2017, and has a year left on his deal.
He has won everything, adding a second league title last season as Arne Slot’s side comfortably claimed the Premier League. Robertson was still a big part of that, starting 33 of 38 games.
And though some fans might be ready to move on, at 31 the defender is willing to fight for his place.
“I’m not getting any younger – I can’t change my age – but I still believe I’ve got a lot to give,” Robertson told BBC Sport Scotland while on international duty last week.
“I still believe I have a hell of a lot to give for however many years I can keep going.
“My body feels good at the minute. I can’t tell you how I’ll feel at 33 or 34, but I can tell you, at 31, I feel excellent.”
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