Nabil Fekir’s former agent Jean-Pierre Bernes has revealed reasons behind the player’s failed move to Liverpool. Back in the summer of 2018, Liverpool pulled away from signing the Frenchman in a £53m deal and his injury history was said to be the reason behind the failure of the transfer.
However, Bernes has revealed that it was not the entire case.
“Nabil was Liverpool’s priority. I worked for four months with the Liverpool representatives, with (Liverpool manager) Jurgen Klopp, Jean-Michel Aulas, everything was ready,” Bernes told Canal+.
“Nabil was already aware of his future contract, which would have seen him earn around €45m (£40m/$49m) over five years.”
“And on the day that the contract was supposed to be signed, at Rambouillet, we saw a lawyer and Nabil’s brother-in-law arrive who said: ‘Stop everything, discussions have to start all over again.’”
“It was surreal. We thought that we were in a Walt Disney film.”
“There were two elements,” Bernes said. “The player’s medical was negative and the second element was that when you want to sign for a big club like Liverpool, you need a certain attitude.”
“When the Liverpool guys witnessed this cinema, they immediately … Sometimes when a player has an injury, representatives can make an effort to make it work.”
“The brother-in-law of Nabil Fekir all of a sudden acted like a player’s agent,” Bernes continued. “He wanted a commission, everyone knows, it is fashionable these days.”
“[Fekir] was on a cloud, he seemed to have transformed, he didn’t even greet the Liverpool representatives.”
“He arrived after the medical, everyone was looking at each other, the Liverpool representatives were wondering where they were. I was ashamed.”
Fekir joined Real Betis this summer and has made six LaLiga appearances in the league so far.
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