Atletico Madrid are understood to have set their sights on Liverpool’s Andy Robertson this summer season.
The Spanish giants might but check the Reds’ resolve forward of the anticipated arrival of Milos Kerkez within the window.
The Hungarian worldwide will doubtless take over Kostas Tsimikas’ function as understudy to the Merseysiders’ two-time Premier League winner.
UPDATE: Fabrizio Romano now experiences that Andy Robertson is ‘eager’ on a transfer to La Liga. Preliminary talks with Atletico Madrid have already commenced.
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Perceive Robertson’s eager on becoming a member of Atléti and preliminary talks have already began.
Atlético contemplate Robertson as their precedence, as revealed. pic.twitter.com/cwXnk5Mz9q
– Fabrizio Romano (@fabrizioromano) June 14, 2025
Atletico Madrid admire Andy Robertson
(Photograph by Shaun Botterill/Getty Pictures)
Fabrizio Romano has now confirmed on X (previously Twitter) that Robertson is Atletico Madrid’s high left-back goal – even forward of AC Milan’s Theo Hernandez.
Liverpool, it ought to be emphasised, proceed to price the previous Hull Metropolis fullback ‘extremely’. That’s no matter the truth that Kerkez is reportedly as a result of transfer to Merseyside within the close to future.
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Atlético Madrid high goal at left again is Andy Robertson, appreciated internally as splendid candidate.
Not a straightforward deal at Liverpool price him extremely even with Kerkez as a result of be a part of the membership quickly.
Atléti have Robertson greater than Theo on their shortlist at LB thus far. pic.twitter.com/qfMctSCYrJ
– Fabrizio Romano (@fabrizioromano) June 14, 2025
Liverpool have a much more apparent candidate to promote
With the best of respect to Kostas Tsimikas, the Greek worldwide is absolutely the extra apparent candidate to be moved on within the present window.
Sure, Robertson’s performances at instances within the 2024/25 marketing campaign have left a lot to be desired. Sure, his contract expires subsequent summer season, and this might be the ultimate alternative the membership has to squeeze an inexpensive charge out of the 31-year-old. Sure, as issues at present stand, he’s the third-highest earner on the membership (on a reported£160,000-a-week).
However who’re we kidding? Our No.26 stays, by far and out, our most competent left-back on the membership. You don’t simply sack off expertise for the enjoyable of it; Liverpool have continuity to think about right here.
Until the participant himself is pushing laborious to finish his profession in Spain, we see completely no cause why Liverpool shall be in a rush to hasten the top of Andy Robertson’s extremely profitable time at Anfield.
Robertson appears open to competing with Kerkez
Milos Kerkez’s reportedly impending arrival at Liverpool Soccer Membership is already firmly on Robertson’s radar.
“If you play for an enormous membership like Liverpool you anticipate challenges, you anticipate to have competitors,” the footballer informed Sky Sports activities.
Hardly the form of feedback you’d attribute to a footballer who’s already given up on the combat.
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