Cesc Fabregas is ready to sign two former Liverpool players in an eye-catching transfer raid

Como 1907 is apparently preparing to expand to their lineup this summer, with the recently promoted Serie A team closing in on a double transfer raid on former Liverpool players Pepe Reina and Alberto Moreno.

Cesc Fabregas, a former Arsenal and Chelsea player who is now a minority partner in Como 1907, is apparently preparing to recruit two ex-Liverpool players for the freshly promoted Serie A club.

The Italian club is hoping to considerably expand its team in preparation for its first season in Italy’s top division in over two decades. Fabregas, who concluded his playing career with Como, temporarily served as interim head coach last season before passing over to Osian Roberts owing to a lack of a UEFA Pro coaching licence.

However, he remains an assistant and is anticipated to take over as manager this summer provided he gets the requisite qualifications. Last season, Como finished second in Serie B on the penultimate day of the season, securing automatic promotion under Roberts and Fabregas’ leadership.

They are now attempting to enhance their team in preparation for the next campaign. According to reports, Como hopes to sign Raphael Varane following his exit from Manchester United. They are also reportedly close to signing custodian Pau Lopez from Marseille and Rodri Sanchez from Real Betis.

There are also rumours that they are interested in signing former Manchester United attacker Anthony Martial, whose contract at Old Trafford has expired, according to the Liverpool Echo.

Alberto Moreno and Pepe Reina

However, the two ex-Manchester United players aren’t the only high-profile free moves on the way. Fabregas is set to make many signings for Como this summer, with reports (via Football Italia) indicating that he is close to signing former Liverpool players Pepe Reina and Alberto Moreno.

The Spanish duo had been playing together at Villarreal for the previous two seasons, but both left the La Liga club this summer when their contracts expired. Both players have decided to join Como on free transfers, with Fabrizio Romano claiming that they will both sign one-year contracts with the Italian club.

Reina joined Liverpool from Villarreal for £6 million in July 2005, and he appeared in 394 games for the Reds over the course of eight seasons. He was loaned out to Napoli in the summer of 2014, where he had his first taste of Serie A football, before making the permanent move to Bayern Munich in August 2014.

He later returned to Napoli and Villarreal, with loan spells at AC Milan, Aston Villa, and Lazio in between his second stints with the aforementioned clubs.

Moreno, on the other hand, joined Liverpool just a week after Reina left for Bayern Munich, signing for £12 million from Sevilla in August 2014. He made 141 appearances for the Reds before leaving after his contract expired in 2019, having lost his place to Andy Robertson, and then signing for Villarreal on a free transfer.

During his time at Liverpool, Reina won the FA Cup, League Cup, and European Super Cup. Moreno, on the other side, left as a Champions League winner, with his exit confirmed just days after Liverpool defeated Tottenham Hotspur in the 2019 European Cup final.