Alberto Moreno surprised by amount of money paid by Liverpool for him

Alberto Moreno says he is surprised by how much money Liverpool paid for him this summer after they stumped up £12m for his services.

The former Sevilla full-back was at the centre of transfer speculation all summer before he finally completed his move to Anfield.

And the 22-year-old has revealed he was shocked the Reds thought so much of him by paying out such a sum of money.

“The truth is that I haven’t assimilated yet [that they paid such an amount for his services]. It is a vast amount of money,” he told talkSPORT.

“Two years ago I was playing at Sevilla B, in the Spanish third division, and there nobody talked about such amounts money. But I wonder if they [Liverpool] have paid this they have their reasons. I don’t want to think about that because I have to focus on football.”

He added: “There are great full-backs in the squad but I came with the idea of securing a [starting] place. And I think I am getting it, I have earned Rodgers’ trust. We must fight for a spot in his line-up and I want mine.