Liverpool were fortunate to sell Rhian Brewster the way they did.
Sheffield United owner Prince Abdullah revealed how the deal could have been better framed.
Liverpool ended up banking £23.5m from Brewster’s sale. They also included a sell-on and buy-back clause. The Blades could have easily signed him on a loan deal with an option to buy but are now stuck with a player with zero Premier League goals.
Speaking to Sky Sports, as transcribed by the Liverpool Echo, Prince Abdullah discussed the deal. “It also didn’t help that with Brewster that Chris talked about him before we even signed him.
“I thought and Stephen thought we maybe could have got him on loan and if we had stayed in the Premier League, we would be obliged to buy him.
“I wanted him to give me four or five targets and give me room to negotiate with the other clubs and room to bring in any of the five. I needed recruitment to change, and for Chris to be more open-minded.
“When it comes to recruitment it can’t be my way or the highway every time, only this player or nobody else. We need to have more options then it puts us in a better negotiating position.”
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