‘For real…’ – £45m Liverpool stalwart admits he was on the verge of Anfield exit in the summer

One Liverpool stalwart has opened up about how close he came to leaving Anfield during the summer transfer window.

As per The Athletic, the Reds had been honing in on a £75m deal for Newcastle winger Anthony Gordon in June, with Joe Gomez set to make the reverse move for £45m, and arrangements for medicals had even been discussed for those two transfers.

However, when the Magpies eased their PSR concerns by selling Elliott Anderson and Yankuba Minteh for a combined £65m, they pulled the plug on the England winger’s departure...