Fluminense midfielder Andre has confirmed a suggestion from a “large European membership,” recognized to be Liverpool, which he turned down in favour of a January change.
Andre, the 22-year-old Brazil worldwide, was topic of an enquiry from Liverpool in the course of the summer time switch window.
It was even claimed that the Reds had made a suggestion price round £25.6 million for the tenacious midfielder, which was rejected, with Fluminense unwilling to promote mid-season.
Their marketing campaign runs via the calendar 12 months, and the choice was made for Andre to remain and assist a push for the Copa Libertadores, which now sees them within the remaining towards Boca Juniors on November 4.
Forward of that conflict, Andre spoke to the official CONMEBOL channel and, in quotes translated by Fluminense for Foreigners (@Fluminense_eng), confirmed the story.
“There’s a number of issues within the final window that I didn’t discuss it,” he stated.
“It was actually [an offer] I couldn’t refuse, the membership, the league. Each participant desires to play for an enormous European membership, [in a] large European league.
“I made a decision to maintain my phrase and keep, as a result of when the January window closed, [manager Fernando] Diniz advised me he wished me till the tip of the 12 months.
“We didn’t know a suggestion like that would seem, and it doesn’t matter what, I’d keep till December.
“Months handed by, and within the European summer time window, we had been within the spherical of 16 of [the Copa] Libertadores.
“It was a extremely laborious choice. I believe that if I’d have accepted that provide, I don’t know if I’d really feel one hundred pc snug with myself.
“As a result of I gave my phrase to Diniz, and he values your phrase quite a bit, the honesty.
“He at all times says that after we do the issues the precise approach, good issues occur.
“In January he advised me that, one hundred pc positive, if I stayed, I’d play, and my worth would develop, and I didn’t have to consider it, and to do it proper.”
Liverpool are anticipated to return with a brand new strategy for Andre in January, by which level he shall be in his mid-season break and hopefully with a Copa Libertadores winner’s medal.
Both approach, Andre is “one hundred pc snug” together with his alternative to show down a summer time transfer, admitting “a number of issues can occur” this winter.
“Our workforce might have been knocked out within the spherical of 16. I needed to take the choice,” he continued.
“Now, attending to the ultimate, everybody will say I made the precise choice.
“I believe it was a loyalty gesture of staying and making an attempt to win the Libertadores, so it was not essential if we stayed [in it] or not, I’m one hundred pc snug in making the choice to remain.
“Now we have now to do all the things to win this title, and by the tip of the 12 months, I don’t know precisely what’s going to occur.
“A variety of issues can occur, however I’m positive that, being right here, figuring out all the things went proper, helped me quite a bit as an individual, and in addition helped my profession.
“I obtained all of the nationwide workforce call-ups for the 12 months, so I believe that, as Diniz stated, after we do the precise issues, be loyal and sincere, good issues at all times occur.”
