PSG to sell Neymar in January, Why Real Madrid couldn't sign Paul Pogba and more: Transfer Roundup, 11 September 2019

Will Messi be at Barcelona beyond the 2020 summer?
Will Messi be at Barcelona beyond the 2020 summer?

Nabil Fekir's agent reveals why Liverpool move broke down

Nabil Fekir glides away from an Arturo Vidal sliding challenge
Nabil Fekir glides away from an Arturo Vidal sliding challenge

Nabil Fekir had come very close to signing for Liverpool 2 summers back and had even completed his medical at Anfield. However, the Reds pulled out of the deal in the very last minute. Fekir, however, has maintained that the speculation is untrue and insists that "a lot of lies were told".

The Frenchman surprisingly joined Real Betis this summer for an underwhelming £17 million. Now his former agent Jean-Pierre Barnes has revealed the two reasons behind the Liverpool move falling through. He said,

“He has to stop this show and stop taking people for fools,”
“Everyone knows what happened. The transfer to Liverpool has turned around for two reasons. The first is his knee, even though the English club’s leaders were willing to make an effort on this.
The second is the appearance of a foreign pseudo-representative who asked for the negotiations to be resumed from the beginning at the moment of signing. Between this episode and the medical visit, Liverpool’s leaders decided to abandon the case.”

Fekir and his former agent do not share a good relationship now and the latter has even commenced legal action against him. The issue is premature termination of Barnes' contract by Fekir's camp.

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