'It cost me everything' - Ex-Liverpool midfielder explains difficulties faced after transfer exit
Former Liverpool midfielder Luis Alberto has claimed he had a 'very bad time' during the first few months after leaving Anfield.
Alberto joined Liverpool from Sevilla during the summer of 2013, though mad only a handful of appearances during his debut campaign before being loaned to Malaga and Deportivo La Coruna for the following two seasons.
His association with Liverpool came to an end in 2016 after being sold to Lazio, a club which has enabled the Spaniard to thrive and become one of the standout performers in Serie A. A regular provider of goals and assists, Alberto's breakthrough season occurred during 2017/18 after scoring 11 goals and registering 14 assists in 34 league appearances.
Such displays have resulted in the now 30-year-old being linked with big-money moves away from his current club, whom he is contracted to until 2025. Things were not always plain sailing in Italy for Alberto, however, as he has made clear during an interview with MARCA.
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"I had a very bad time the first five months, especially because I arrived on the last day," he told the Spanish outlet of his deadline day switch to Lazio.
Alberto added: "I came from Liverpool, from being practically training during the preseason just because I knew I had to go out. I didn’t come in fit, so it cost me a little more. Afterwards, Italy was very different from what I was used to after coming from Deportivo de La Coruna. It cost me everything, mentally especially."
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