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Nabil Fekir has lifted the lid on his failed Liverpool move in 2018 as the Real Betis star claimed that an issue with his agent, rather than a knee problem, caused the £53million move to collapse.
Fekir, 28, was strongly linked with an Anfield switch three years ago having impressed with former club Lyon.
Reds boss Jurgen Klopp was in the midst of transforming his field with the signings of Fabinho and Naby Keita, and Fekir was next on his wishlist.
Nabil Fekir has lifted the lid on his failed £53million move to Liverpool three years ago
A mammoth £53m move was on the cusp of completion, before a dramatic twist resulted in the deal collapsing and the French international remained at Lyon for the 2018-19 campaign.
Just 12 months later, Fekir moved to LaLIga side Real Betis in a £17.7m transfer - a huge reduction in value from the massive figure Liverpool were prepared to pay.
And Fekir reflects that the saga was a 'dark time' and that the move did not fall through due to a previously unreported knee injury, in his first account of
