“I owe Liverpool a huge amount," he said. "To the people, to the men in charge, to Benítez and his staff, to the city. A huge amount.
“Liverpool is a fundamental part of my life. They don’t remember me that way, but time will change that. I could not have chosen a better place to go when I left Atlético.
“I decided to leave because I had to take a step forwards. It wasn’t the best way to have gone but nor were things exactly as they were sold [to people].
“One day the truth will come out. In a sporting sense, nothing was happening; a new project was needed. We talked about that – about growth.
“My son is a Liverpool fan and he was already kicking a ball before he was one. He was born in the football city; he had no choice.”
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