Report: Liverpool FC Will Not Acquire Cristian Zapata, Despite Recently Being Linked to Defender

You can't always get what you want. And for Liverpool FC, that seems to mean they will not acquire Colombian centre-back Cristian Zapata.

According to the Spanish newspaper Marca, Udinese Calcio, the Serie A squad Zapata currently plays for, and Spanish Primera Division team Villarreal, have a deal in place to send the star to play for the Yellow Submarines.

Villarreal director of sport, Antonio Cordon, reportedly has a deal in place with Udinese Calcio that is worth €6 million and also involves the transfer of Javier Matilla.

However, Matilla will not play for Villarreal. Instead, he will be loaned out to Granada.