‘I had to quit Everton after frank chat – Liverpool now could splash out to sign me’

Antonee Robinson has go 1 of the champion full-backs successful the Premier League since leaving Everton, but the Fulham prima has 'not 1 regret' implicit his determination to permission the Toffees

Antonee Robinson is reportedly being eyed up by Liverpool – years aft the Fulham ace antecedently confessed helium didn't regret ditching rivals Everton.

The United States planetary has emerged arsenic 1 of the top-flight's champion left-backs pursuing a challenging play astatine Goodison Park. He joined Everton's ranks astatine conscionable 11 years aged and remained determination until 2019 without ever making an quality for the archetypal team.

Plagued by injuries and playing 2nd fiddle to Leighton Baines and Lucas Digne, Robinson near his boyhood nine for a fruitful indebtedness spell with Wigan Athletic during the 2018/19 campaign.

After conscionable 1 play with the Latics, Robinson near for Fulham successful a £2million woody with the nine relegated to League One owed to being slapped with a 12-point punishment for entering administration.

The 27-year-old astir recovered himself joining AC Milan earlier becoming a Cottager, but was denied a imagination determination aft the Serie A giants discovered a bosom bushed irregularity during his medical, reports Liverpool.com. Further investigating wasn't capable to beryllium done earlier the wintertime transportation model deadline.

Opening up to the Liverpool Echo astir waving goodbye to Wigan owed to their driblet to the 3rd tier and discussing his Everton farewell, helium admitted having zero regrets implicit leaving the Toffees.

"Not 1 regret, no," helium reflected. "Everton were ever truly honorable with me, they conscionable said, 'we've got escaped of a fewer players but we decidedly request to support Bainesy. We can't get escaped of Jags, the captain, and suffer Baines arsenic well. It's getting escaped of truthful overmuch of Everton successful the changing country and he's specified a bully subordinate arsenic good still. We've got him and Digne starts for america truthful you person to hold for 2 injuries to commencement truthful you're not adjacent making the seat astatine the infinitesimal truthful we deliberation it's champion for you if you conscionable leave. It's thing to bash with you, it's conscionable you request to play.'

"I americium truly thankful they were that upfront and honorable with maine due to the fact that it gave maine the accidental to spell distant and advancement elsewhere."

Almost 5 years aft waving goodbye to Goodison Park, Robinson mightiness beryllium connected the brink of a Merseyside comeback, this clip donning the Liverpool red, arsenic rumours swirl astir the club's involvement successful snapping him up. According to Give Me Sport, Arne Slot's broadside could beryllium battling it retired with Manchester United and Chelsea to clinch his signature.

With Liverpool lone adding Federico Chiesa during the summertime transportation window, it's been reported that the Reds are mulling implicit a swoop for Robinson, perchance launching a bid successful the wintertime model oregon waiting it retired until adjacent summer.

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