The player revealed in his new book how a host of clubs tried to sign him when it was clear he was leaving Liverpool.
Below are excerpts from the book, he spoke of how current West Ham manager then in charge of Besiktas was the first to try to sign him:
"Before I went public with the news, other clubs were hearing I might be leaving Liverpool."
"The first offer came from Besiktas, then managed by Slaven Bilic. Monaco were next. They came in strong. Paris Saint-Germain were also very keen. David Moyes called my agent a couple of times, to see whether I would be interested in playing for him at Real Sociedad."
He also revealed Mauricio Pochettino tried to sign him for Tottenham:
"A few English clubs called but I wouldn't play against Liverpool. There was interest from Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino.
It was good to know he still rated me. I was sure I could play in the Premier League for another year but there would not have been much of a buzz doing the same thing all over again with Tottenham.
He also spoke of how Monaco and PSG's offers intrigued him:
"I was slightly interested in PSG and Monaco but how could I come back to Anfield if there was a European game?"
He also revealed he turned down a mega a €13.5million (around £10m) net deal to play in Qatar:
"My career has been about football: neither vast amounts of money nor a celebrity image really interests me. So I had no problem when it became clear that if I decided to play Major League Soccer with LA Galaxy, it would be for less money thanif I had stayed at Liverpool."
"It's also why I turned down a €13.5million (around £10m) net deal to play in Qatar for two years. That would have been morethan I'd ever earned, but Qatar wasn't the right place for me and my family."
"America was much more appealing. MLS would allow me both to continue playing at a decent level for a few more years and to spend some proper time with my wife, Alex, and my daughters away from the pressure-cooker of life in Liverpool."
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