The “Fantastic Captain” indicated that he had talks with the tocopillano before he decided to sign for Arsenal.
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English Steven Gerrardformer footballer and captain of Anfield Road, revealed unpublished details of his attempt to convince Alexis Sánchez to sign for Liverpool FC.
The situation occurred when the English team was looking for a replacement for Luis Suárez and the Tocopillano was living his last days in Barcelona.
As reported by TNT Sports, at that time the current Aston Villa manager held talks with the ‘Wonder Boy’ with the aim that he could be interested in the ‘reds’ and sign with them.
“Every summer it was the same: the club would tell me what distant goal they had in mind and then ask me to get in touch with him”indicated “Stevie G” in My Story, his autobiography.
“I tried a lot with Sánchez. I was hoping to make him ride the wave of our fantastic 2013-2014 season. We knew that Arsene Wenger was also looking for him, he had gone to Brazil to try to convince him ”he added.
Along the same lines, the former midfielder and winner of the Champions League with Anfield Road added that when he thought the talks were coming to fruition, Alexis revealed that he preferred to migrate to Arsenal in search of sporting stability.
“The way he responded was great. Her English was good and we had some exchanges of messages. Just when I thought we were getting somewhere, Sánchez politely but honestly pointed out that he felt my career was coming to an end and that I should be careful before signing for Liverpool.”
“I was not sure about the future of the club, I had more confidence in Arsenal. I very much appreciated that he was open and honest in giving me his reasons. Being in London was another attraction for him and his girlfriend”closed the English DT.
What follows is familiar history. The La Roja striker signed for the “Gunners”, where he was for three seasons and achieved an excellent campaign in 2016-2017, in which he scored 24 goals in the Premier League.
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