Saturday, 20 February 2016

Mascherano: I’m Not Tied To Liverpool

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Barcelona midfielder Javier Mascherano has stated that the time he spent at Liverpool, will not stop him from joining another EPL club. Mascherano enjoyed a three and a half year spell at Liverpool, before joining Barcelona in 2010. And the Spanish midfielder has stated should a good offer come from a premier league team, he would join.

“My feelings for Liverpool don’t mean I’m tied to them,” he told The Guardian.

“I have a lot of affection for them and always will have, but if in the future a Premier League team gave me a chance, you can’t say: ‘No, I’d only play for one team’.

“We’re professionals, this is our living. Whatever happens, my feelings for Liverpool won’t change.”

“Liverpool were one of the best teams I played for, but the club had problems. I never met the owners,” he added.

“Liverpool’s a club to enjoy, to be there, to live. It’s not worth owning Liverpool 20,000 kilometres away; it belongs to the people and you don’t get that if you’re never there. It’s a pity.”

“I was sad that I had to go the way I did. What happened is what had to happen. They promised me that if there was a good offer they’d release me because the club was in a process of disintegration.

“But the club didn’t always tell the truth; it’s the player whose image gets damaged, the same happened to Fernando [Torres], but things were clear: I never lied.

“When Rafa [Benitez] went, they knew I’d leave. I felt the project was falling apart. Rafa had gone, there was no direction. And the offer was Barcelona.

“I always felt the club was trying to take a step forward but couldn’t. Now with Klopp they’re trying. He’s a manager for Liverpool, very much of the people.

“Nowhere has anybody treated me so well.”

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