"At first, I rejected Manchester United because I wasn't convinced by what Van Gaal said, and at the same time, they had a lot of stars. I told him, "How am I supposed to play with all those stars already there? I wasn't convinced by what he told me and I refused."
Tottenham called me. I went to Tottenham's headquarters, saw the club's facilities, and spoke with the manager, Mauricio Pochettino. Honestly? I was more convinced by Tottenham's project at the time than Manchester United's.The problem with United's project was that they already had too many stars.
I agreed to come to Tottenham and told them to negotiate with the club.* Three days later, Jürgen Klopp called me...We're going to build a team that no one will want to play against! And you'll be a starter in every single game!"
And immediately after Klopp's call, I said, 'This is my team! I want it!'"
I immediately gave them my approval, telling them I wanted Liverpool.Liverpool weren't playing in the Champions League at the time, but I agreed to join right after Jürgen Klopp's call."
