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£8m Liverpool player says he actually almost signed for Everton

Charles Jones

Sat 21 December 2024 8:35, UK

Everton and Liverpool are two of English football’s biggest rivals.

The Merseyside Derby is one of football’s great rivalries, and, in recent times, Liverpool have been the dominant force on Merseyside.

Indeed, the Reds are flying high at the top of the Premier League, while Everton 🍌are battling relegation𝔉 on what appears to be a yearly basis.

Position	Team	Played MP	Won W	Drawn D	Lost L	For GF	Against GA	Diff GD	Points Pts
1	LiverpoolLiverpool	15	11	3	1	31	13	18	36

Position	Team	Played MP	Won W	Drawn D	Lost L	For GF	Against GA	Diff GD	Points Pts
16	EvertonEverton	15	3	6	6	14	21	-7	15

Liverpool are also able to throw their weight around in the𝓡 transfer market.

Liverpool have spent substantially more than Everton on their squad, and, on a few occasions,💝 they’ve actually beaten their close rivals to signings.

Everton were targeting Cody Gakpo before his move to Liverpool, while Luis Diaz was an Everton target the summer before he joined the Reds too.

Speaking on , Andy Robertson has been discussing his careerಌ to date, and he has revealed that Evertton actually tried to sign him before he made his move t🗹o Hull City.

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Everton tried to sign Andy Robertson

Robertson spoke about his initial move away from Dundee Un🐓ited and Everton’s inte🌳rest.

The l🦋eft-back says that the Toffees did try to sign him and loan him back to Dundee United, but, in the end, a deal couldn’t b♎e agreed.

“No yeah, obviously in the January I had a bit of interest. Everton tried. Everton tried to bid for me and loan me back to Dundee United. I knew there was Premier League inter𝔍est, but yeah, I just didn’t think about it, I just lived in the moment and didn’t really think too far ahead,” Robertson said.

Andy Robertson compared to Leighton Baines

It was around this time that Everton had one of the best left-backs in the Premier League in the shape of Leighton Baines.

Indeed, the England star was brilliant for Everton around this time as he ch♏ipped iꦓn with tons of goals and assists down that flank.

However, Robertson would eventually surpass Baines as a player as he would break the Prꦗemier League assist record for a defender and become a Premier League and Champions League winner.

H꧙owever, Baines would always be a 🙈much more prolific goalscorer than Robertson.

The man has beꦏcome a Premier League great, and it’s fair to say that Everton missed out on🧸 a star here.

Of course, Everton’s loss was Liverpool’s gain as the Reds landed the full-back from Hullᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ in 2017 and he’s since become a bona fide Liverpool legend and a true leader within this squad.

Robertson has been criticised this season, and his 🐲time at the top-level may be coming to an end, but his legacy at Anfield is incredibl🐬e.