Many Liverpool fans (myself included) have probably never heard of Brazilian striker Cleverson Cordova, but the 31-year old claims this week that he once rejected a transfer to Anfield.
In an interview with ESPN, Cordova revealed that Liverpool tried to sign him during Roy Hodgson's brief managerial reign. He explained:
"I had to give up on many offers from Europe, such as Liverpool, Fiorentina, Lyon and Marseille. It was very difficult because it’s my dream to play for a major European club, especially after Roy Hodgson called me a ‘goal machine".
Goal machine? To be fair, it's a fairly accurate description, and prior to Liverpool's alleged interest, Cordova achieved some great stats for Partizan Belgrade:
* 52 goals/assists in 57 apps (One every 87 minutes).
With those figures, it's easy to see why Hodgson was interested. Cleverson has no regrets about rejecting Anfield, though:
“I could be playing in Europe nowadays, but I wouldn’t have financially got what I did in four years in China. I would have to play a whole career in Europe and work as a coach to get close to that".
Soon after Hodgson left, Liverpool signed Luis Suarez, so all's well that ends well.
In an interview with ESPN, Cordova revealed that Liverpool tried to sign him during Roy Hodgson's brief managerial reign. He explained:
"I had to give up on many offers from Europe, such as Liverpool, Fiorentina, Lyon and Marseille. It was very difficult because it’s my dream to play for a major European club, especially after Roy Hodgson called me a ‘goal machine".
Goal machine? To be fair, it's a fairly accurate description, and prior to Liverpool's alleged interest, Cordova achieved some great stats for Partizan Belgrade:
* 52 goals/assists in 57 apps (One every 87 minutes).
With those figures, it's easy to see why Hodgson was interested. Cleverson has no regrets about rejecting Anfield, though:
“I could be playing in Europe nowadays, but I wouldn’t have financially got what I did in four years in China. I would have to play a whole career in Europe and work as a coach to get close to that".
Soon after Hodgson left, Liverpool signed Luis Suarez, so all's well that ends well.
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