Liverpool Announce Andy Robertson Will Leave Club At End Of The Season

Andy Robertson is to bring his illustrious Liverpool profession to a adjacent astatine nan extremity of nan season, nan nine person confirmed.

The 32-year-old is retired of statement this summertime and will travel different iconic subordinate of nan Jürgen Klopp era, Mohamed Salah, successful leaving Anfield connected a free transfer. Napoli, Juventus, Atlético Madrid and Tottenham are each keen connected signing nan Scotland captain, who rejected a move to Atletico past summer. A return to Scotland is not thought to beryllium successful Robertson’s plans astatine this stage.

Robertson joined Liverpool for £8m from Hull City successful 2017 and went connected to found himself arsenic 1 of nan club’s top full-backs. He has made 373 appearances for Liverpool to day and won 2 Premier League titles, nan Champions League, nan FA Cup, 2 League Cups, nan Club World Cup and nan Uefa Super Cup.

The defender, who has mislaid his regular starting domiciled to Milos Kerkez this season, admitted nan clip is correct to move on. “It’s ne'er easy leaving a nine for illustration Liverpool,” said Robertson. “It has been a immense portion of excavation and my family’s life for nan past 9 years.

“I deliberation it has been well-documented, particularly complete nan past twelvemonth aliases so, I’ve had opportunities to time off and I’ve not taken them because of really difficult it is to time off this club. And I wouldn’t alteration that for nan world. But I cognize shot moves on, I cognize teams move connected and I deliberation now is nan clip for maine to move connected and spell wherever my adjacent move is and wherever my profession takes me.

“I’ll ever look backmost connected astonishing memories astatine this shot club, I’ve put my bosom and psyche into nan nine for 9 years and I’ve not sewage galore regrets. I’ve grown arsenic a man and arsenic a person. This nine will ever mean nan world to me, nan fans will mean nan world to me. It has been a hellhole of a journey.”

Robertson is 1 of nan astir celebrated figures of nan modern era astatine Liverpool and remains a hugely influential beingness successful nan dressing room.