Paul Gascoigne is widely regarded as one of the greatest players England have ever had and it seems that he was very close to being a Liverpool player.
Speaking on ‘The Rest is Football’, the 57-year-old said: “I was sitting with my dad and the the phone went and it was Kenny Dalglish first.
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“He said, ‘hi, it’s Kenny Dalglish’ and I looked at my dad, I went, ‘dad, it’s Kenny Dalglish!’
“He said, ‘I want you to play for Liverpool,’ so I spoke to him for half an hour and I put the phone down.
“And my dad said, ‘what did he say?’ and I went, ‘dad, to be honest, I did not understand a word that he said!’ My dad called me an ‘f-ing idiot!’”
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There will be many who will agree with the Geordie’s dad as turning down the chance to play for the Reds in 1988 was a bold move.
Kenny Dalglish never managed to get his man but perhaps he should have arranged a face-to-face meeting so that they could understand each other better!
You can watch Gascoigne’s comments on Liverpool (from 6:45) via The Rest Is Football on YouTube:
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