Andy Robertson opens up on Tottenham’s January approach – and drops hint over his future at Liverpool after discussions between both clubs
Liverpool defender Andy Robertson has revealed he opted to reject Tottenham in order to stay at Liverpool in January because he wants to stay on until he is ‘no longer needed.’
The Scot, 31, held talks over a move to the relegation-threatened club in the winter transfer window as they scrambled for options to help their survival boost, but ultimately chose to stay put.
He has been at Liverpool since 2017, making 369 appearances for the club, though has now found himself behind Milos Kerkez in the left back pecking order.
Still, he remains committed when selected, and has now spoken on the move falling through.
‘There was obviously interest there – there were discussions had with both sets of clubs,’ he said after scoring in Liverpool’s FA Cup win over Wolves on Friday. ‘But the decision was that I wanted to stay. We stayed at Liverpool and that was the decision made.’
‘I was never not committed. I’ve been committed to Liverpool for the last eight and a half or nine years now and I’ll be committed until I’m no longer needed. That’s always been my mindset. This club has given me everything and I’ve given this club everything.
Liverpool’s Andy Robertson has spoken out on his failed move to Tottenham in January
‘It’s been a fantastic relationship so hopefully that continues and obviously January happened, but it is now gone. Now we move forward and like I said, my focus never came off trying to help the lads on the pitch and in training.
‘Whatever was happening behind the scenes happened, and all I can say is that I kept focusing on football.
‘I’ve always said that (the talks) will stay between me and the club. I don’t think it will get played out in public. It is not one of them. I have got an amazing relationship with Richard Hughes and with Mike Gordon and Michael Edwards.
‘I’ve had a good relationship with these people and these people brought me to the football club. They have helped make me who I am, so in that respect, we’ve had a fantastic relationship. I think out of respect to them, and they have respected me, then the conversations will be in-house.’
Robertson’s contract is up at the end of the season and it remains to be seen whether new terms will be agreed.
If he was to leave for Tottenham, Kostas Tsimikas would have returned from his loan with Roma, but the Greek stayed put too. It is currently unclear what will happen in the summer.
‘When a decision is made, and we’re getting to the point where I only have three months left on my contract, it will be announced to you guys,’ Robertson continued. ‘My thought process is I want to win trophies at Liverpool.
‘That has always been my focus. Every season, I want to win trophies, whether that is an FA Cup, the Carabao Cup, the Champions League, the Premier League.
‘I always want to win trophies because the club demands it and the fans demand it. That has never changed. All of our focus is on trying to make this season as successful as possible. It’s not gone the way that we wanted in the league – that is clear.
‘We’re out of the Carabao Cup, so we have got two chances. If we have more performances like we did tonight, then we have a chance. If we play like Tuesday then we have no chance. So we need to try and find that consistency.
‘Hopefully at the end of the season we can all have a smile on our faces and that is obviously what we are working towards.’
