Andy Robertson will go away Liverpool on the finish of the season after 9 years on the membership.
Andy Robertson has confirmed he’ll go away Liverpool on the finish of the season (Picture: LFC TV)
Liverpool defender Andy Robertson has admitted he feels a way of reduction after breaking the key that he’ll go away the membership this summer time. It was confirmed on Thursday evening that the Scotland worldwide will bid farewell to the Reds on the shut of the season after a trophy-filled 9 years on Merseyside. And the 32-year-old says he has saved the information a secret for the final two months.
But the full-back, who joined from then-relegated Hull Metropolis for £8million, insists he won’t ever take into account himself an Anfield legend regardless of successful each main trophy possible on the membership. He informed the official Liverpool web site: “I feel I really feel higher now that it is out within the open. The toughest bit [in] the final actually couple of weeks and months is a few folks which are near me within the coaching floor do not know and extra importantly, the followers.
“The nearer it will get, the an increasing number of questions you begin to get. I’ve all the time stated that the followers are a very powerful folks at this membership and I simply assume now could be the time to inform them what is going on on and that clearly this might be my final yr.
“I simply assume it is higher being out within the open, that now I can absolutely concentrate on the staff from now till the top of the season. I feel it is essential that I try this, I’ve all the time accomplished that.”
“However the time to have the emotional farewell and inform the followers and the folks related to this membership what they imply to me, that can come nearer to the top. I do not assume I am fairly prepared for that but. It is simply to attempt to get it on the market so I can now be open and trustworthy with everybody.”
The Scotland captain added: “I will let different folks say if I am a Liverpool legend or not – I feel you recognize me nicely sufficient that I’ll by no means settle for that. However from minute one I got here into this soccer membership, I wished to achieve success.
“I wished to attempt to carry trophies again to this soccer membership, attempt to assist put us again onto a spot the place I consider this soccer membership belongs. I am very proud that I have been part of improbable groups which have been ready to try this. The membership means every thing to me. The folks throughout the membership imply the world to me.
Andy Robertson joined Liverpool in the summertime of 2017 (Picture: Getty)
“The followers have all the time taken to me. I all the time keep in mind my debut in opposition to Crystal Palace once I was a relative no one – clearly signing from Hull Metropolis, solely £8million. I performed my debut and already the Kop had sung my identify. It was a second I could not fairly consider.
“Then the following three months I am not seen once more, which I remind Jurgen [Klopp] of rather a lot. When I discovered my likelihood, that is what saved me getting into that point and once I obtained my likelihood I simply wished to make the folks inside this membership and the supporters pleased with the left-back they’re seeing performing week in, week out.
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“They’ve been excellent with me, unbelievable with me. At all times supported me, all the time been so optimistic about me. I could not have requested for a greater fan base. I could not have requested for higher folks throughout the coaching floor, maintaining me going. The 9 years, I will look again with an enormous smile on my face. I do get emotional at occasions.
“Now isn’t that point however saying goodbye to everybody might be troublesome. Nevertheless it’s additionally the time to take action and it is also one thing to have fun with the 9 years we have all had collectively.”
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