Liverpool defender Andy Robertson has opened up about his future after being linked with a move to Spurs in January.
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Tottenham Hotspur have been dealt a potential transfer blow to any remaining hopes to recruit Liverpool full-back Andy Robertson come the end of the season.
The 31-year-old was hotly tipped to make a move to the capital in January with his contract at Anfield due to expire at the end of the current campaign. There were claims that a medical had been booked at Spurs but the deal collapsed at a late stage.
The real reasoning behind the snag in that deal has now been revealed by the player himself, and comes as a potential blow to Spurs. The Standard had claimed that the London outfit could well ‘revive’ interest in Robertson in the summer, when he would be available as a free agent.
However, the defender has explained that it was himself who decided not to join Tottenham, seemingly unconvinced by the project. Those negotiations could be even harder this summer given the team’s recent form and potential relegation to the Championship.
Andy Robertson addresses Tottenham transfer links
Speaking after Liverpool’s 3-1 win over Wolves in the FA Cup on Friday night, Robertson said: "There was obviously interest there - there were discussions had with both sets of clubs. But the decision was that I wanted to stay. We stayed at Liverpool and that was the decision made."
A move for the Scotland international would likely be impossible financially should Igor Tudor’s side be relegated from the top flight, but the player is yet to agree a new deal at Anfield, which will pique the interest of Premier League rivals.
Robertson added: "I was never not committed. I've been committed to Liverpool for the last eight and a half or nine years now and I'll be committed until I'm no longer needed.
“That's always been my mindset. This club has given me everything and I've given this club everything. It's been a fantastic relationship so hopefully that continues and obviously January happened, but it is now gone. Now we move forward and like I said, my focus never came off trying to help the lads on the pitch and in training.
"Whatever was happening behind the scenes happened, and all I can say is that I kept focusing on football. I've always said that [the talks] will stay between me and the club. I don't think it will get played out in public. It is not one of them. I have got an amazing relationship with Richard Hughes and with Mike Gordon and Michael Edwards.”
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