Tuesday 4 November 2014

Revealed: Alexis Sanchez chose Arsenal ahead of Liverpool

Liverpool fans across the globe must be biting their finger right now after it was revealed that Alexis Sanchez turned turn an offer to join the Reds in the summer.

It was reported by Metro UK  that the former Barcelona forward chose to join Arsenal for a fee which is £3million lower than what Liverpool were offering.

Alexis finally moved to the Emirates for £32million and  has scored 10 in 16 appearances so far for Arsenal, while Liverpool’s strikers continue to toil in front of goal, with new arrivals Mario Balotelli and Rickie Lambert yet to register a single league strike between them this season.

Reds boss Rodgers said: ''He’s a fantastic player and would have suited us.
''His profile would have been great but it was not to be and we move on.
''Lots of players are really impressed by what we are doing as a club and really excited about coming to Liverpool.
''It wasn’t due to a lack of ambition by the club.
''It was about where the player and his family wanted to choose to live.''

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