Brendan Rodgers Quotes

When you hear Liverpool want you, you call your agent back in about five seconds.

Malaga were the club that bid the hardest for me, and they were the first, too. When Villarreal told me that they wanted to sell me, I chose them.

Alisson arrives at Liverpool with much more experience than De Gea had when he first went to United so I don't think there will be anyone out there who doesn't feel Alisson shouldn't be here.

Pellegrini was the biggest factor for me to be joining West Ham.

It is a pleasure to see your name in the list of players that Barca want.

I wouldn't want to go out six nights a week and watch somebody's reserves playing to check out a footballer to see if we're going to buy him.

You don't sign a player for the sake of it.

A move away from Arsenal did not fall through because I had no offers to move.

From the moment I first spoke with him, I knew that I wanted to join Liverpool. I fell for Klopp - hook, line, and sinker.

Sure, Mourinho was obviously crucial for my move to Chelsea.

Carlo Ancelotti wanted me in Madrid and had bet on me.

Many clubs wanted to know when I was leaving Inter, and Liverpool was one of those clubs, so people were surprised I chose Galatasaray.

If you ask me if I would like to see Isco in Barcelona, I would say yes.

For you to even enquire about one player, he is expensive. You go to buy a right-back, a left-back, or a central defender, and he is expensive.

To be realistic, the big Dutch clubs cannot afford me. That's not because of my wages; it's the transfer fee.

When a striker does well it is normal that he is courted by other teams.

Everybody had heard the rumours that Real wanted to sign James Rodriguez after the World Cup, and I knew that they were going to sell me to make room for him.

Despite all that has happened in his career since, one of the biggest regrets of my life in management is not taking Luis Suarez to Tottenham when we had the chance.

I was never close to signing for Manchester United, no.

Leaving Manchester United? That was not complicated.

With Arsenal there was an interest but not a big as other clubs. That is why I didn't go to Arsenal and went to Chelsea.

There's one thing I've never seen in a paper. Jamie Carragher linked with this or that club.

PSG - I think they had a money problem and they couldn't buy players. This is the main reason I didn't go there.

In 2006 I ended up at Chelsea on a free transfer, so Bayern did not see a euro for me.

I was really close to joining Barcelona, but in the end, it wasn't to be.