Atletico Madrid interested in Lazio star

 

Atletico Madrid are monitoring Luis Alberto’s progress after being impressed with the Lazio attacker’s start to the season, reports Calciomercato, via Football Italia.

 

Lazio have made a stunning start to the season and Alberto’s performances behind star striker Ciro Immobile have been integral to their early season success.

 

Alberto joined the Serie A giants from Liverpool over 12 months ago in a deal worth £6m but struggled to make an impact in Italy last season.

 

However, the 25-year-old has exploded into life this season and has started in all 10 of Lazio’s league games thus far, playing a direct hand in eight goals in that time (three goals, five assists).

 

Atletico Madrid interested in Lazio star

 

Alberto is now on the cusp of his first senior Spain call-up and he is now firmly on the radar of Atletico, who are looking to revitalise their attacking options.

 

Only Paulo Dybala (8.25) has garnered a higher WhoScored rating in Serie A than Alberto (7.96) this season.