Aurelien Tchouameni has confessed that Liverpool made the primary official proposal to him in the course of the summer season, however he rapidly dismissed their curiosity as soon as Real Madrid got here ahead.
Tchouameni swapped Monaco for Madrid in a €100m deal in the course of the summer season and has since gone on to win over his new followers with some elegant performances rather than Casemiro, who would later be a part of Manchester United.
Liverpool supervisor Jurgen Klopp has beforehand recommended {that a} move for Tchouameni fell by means of in the course of the summer season, and now the French midfielder has revealed what truly occurred.
“The first to return ahead was Liverpool. We had discussions,” he instructed Le Parisien.
“Then Real arrived. And in my head everything was clear. It was Real and not another. It’s the biggest club in the world. I told my agent: ‘As long as there is interest, we do everything to go there’. I was already sure.”
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Tchouameni additionally had one remaining provide to reject as Paris Saint-Germain tried to maintain him in Ligue 1.
“When Paris confirmed up, my alternative was already made, even when I used to be pleased to be approached by PSG,” he confessed.
PSG would go on to bolster their midfield with the signings of Fabian Ruiz and Carlos Soler, while Liverpool initially ruled themselves out of signing an alternative before pulling the trigger on a surprise deadline day loan move for Arthur of Juventus.