Liverpool are said to be "rocked" by the news that Real Madrid are now favourites to capture prodigious Spanish talent Dani Ceballos after believing the player would arrive at Anfield.
Spanish news outlet Cadena COPE(h/t Adam Skinner of the Express) report the Galacticos are set to compete with Brendan Rodgers for the much-lauded 19-year-old midfielder, with Ceballos due to be loaned back to current team Real Betis.
Seville newspaper Diario de Sevilla (h/t Skinner) reported the Reds had gone to great lengths to secure Ceballos—considered to be the next Cesc Fabregas—with a £1.