Liverpool’s Brendan Rodgers: No ill feeling towards Gylfi Sigurdsson
Brendan Rodgers insists he respects Gylfi Sigurdsson's decision to join Tottenham Hotspur instead of Liverpool
Brendan Rodgers insists he bears “no ill feeling” towards Gylfi Sigurdsson despite the midfielder’s decision to join Tottenham Hotspur instead of Liverpool.
The 23-year-old scored seven goals in 19 appearances for Swansea City after moving to the Liberty Stadium on short-term loan deal from Hoffenheim in January.
Rodgers had agreed a £6.8m deal with the Bundesliga club for the Iceland international before the Northern Irishman replaced Kenny Dalglish at Anfield.
His departure handed Spurs the chance to scupper Sigurdsson’s move to Swansea and the north London club beat Rodgers to his signature, with the new Liverpool manager unwilling to match the playmaker’s contract demands.
“Gylfi did fantastic for me at Swansea last season,” Rodgers told Liverpool’s website.
“He wasn’t playing at Hoffenheim, I brought him to Swansea and he did very well for me there, scored seven goals in 19 games and was very, very good.
“He and I both sat and spoke and believed that playing football was going to be the most important aspect for him. But obviously it was important financially so we agreed a deal for him to go to Swansea and that was wrapped up.
“I then became the Liverpool manager, and that then wasn’t something that was going to happen at Swansea. So he then had a choice of where he wanted to go. I knew what the market was and I wasn’t prepared to pay anything over what I had known was agreed before.
“Liverpool would have provided Gylfi with a wonderful opportunity to perform with a manager that he knows and at a club which is a real footballing institution.
“But he’s decided to go to Tottenham, for whatever reason. I wish him the best, he’s a good kid and there’s no ill feeling. We’ve got other targets and we’ll move on.” 
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