Barcelona Reportedly Interested in January Move for Alberto Moreno

Barcelona are reportedly interested in making a move for Liverpool left-back Alberto Moreno during the January transfer window. 

The Blaugrana want Moreno to provide competition for Jordi Alba, whose future remains uncertain amid a dispute over his next contract, per Mundo Deportivo (h/t Liam Prenderville of the Daily Mirror).

Alba has been expecting an offer to renew his contact with Barca beyond 2020. No offer has been made yet, though, according to TalkSport (h/t Sport).

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The situation increases the Blaugrana's need for more options at left-back.

Moreno would surely jump at the chance to swap Anfield for the Camp Nou. The 26-year-old has featured just once this season while former Hull City play Andrew Robertson has made the starting berth his own.

Being demoted is the latest setback in a Liverpool career blighted by problems. Moreno joined the Reds in 2014 from La Liga side Sevilla, who he had helped win the UEFA Europa League.

He was also establishing himself as part of the Spain national team. Even so, Moreno hasn't been able to replicate the dynamic attacking play he produced in the Spanish top flight.

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Lapses in concentration and injuries have derailed his stint on Merseyside. A return to La Liga could be the perfect tonic to revive Moreno's ailing career.

Yet his isn't the only name on Barcelona's list of targets. Mundo Deportivo reported Valencia's Jose Gaya and Juan Bernat of Paris Saint-Germain are also under consideration.

Gaya is a rising star for Los Che, while Bernat has already played for some of Europe's biggest clubs, having left Valencia to sign for Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich in 2014. He moved to the French capital in the summer, so Les Parisiens "are unlikely to be willing to do business," per Prenderville.

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Bernat is a quality full-back who would likely baulk at the idea of being cover for Alba. It's a similar story for Gaya, with the 23-year-old probably expecting to replace someone like Alba rather than back him up.

Moreno makes sense as a target Barca could acquire without paying a huge fee, and one who would relish a return to more familiar surroundings in the hopes of improving his game.