"I always believed in myself but things weren't going too well for me," he admitted. "The price tag meant nothing to me. I just signed for a new club and it was hard to fit in straight away.
"I came into Liverpool when injured and it was hard for me to get my fitness back but I didn't think about the price at all.
"I'm feeling good, feeling fresh. From the end of the season, I felt good, felt like I was moving a lot better and getting involved in games more than earlier in the season."
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