Jermaine Pennant has revealed he turned down a possibility to hitch Everton earlier in his profession because of the reality he didn’t wish to rule out the prospect of taking part in for Liverpool.
The Nottingham-born winger was the topic of curiosity from the Blues throughout David Moyes’ first tenure at Goodison Park, however after a dialogue along with his agent he determined towards a transfer to Merseyside in 2005.
Pennant would later go on to hitch Birmingham Metropolis from Arsenal earlier than heading to Anfield in the summertime of 2006 the place he scored three targets and registered 17 assists in 81 appearances for the Reds (throughout all competitions).
“Everton got here in, I believe the next season, I believe Everton got here in, David Moyes put in a bid. I’m unsure if Arsenal accepted it,” Pennant mentioned on Undr The Cosh Podcast (by way of The Boot Room).
“I believe that they could have. However then my agent mentioned to me rather a lot, as a result of I’ve all the time been a Liverpool fan since I used to be a little bit child. So I mentioned, should you play for Everton, you’re by no means going to play for Liverpool, you understand that, proper?
“I used to be like, oh, effectively, you understand, that is first-team soccer now. That is assured first-team soccer. After which I mentioned, all proper, I don’t wish to settle for the deal. I turned it down.”
Pennant didn’t have the best of spells at Anfield however by representing the Reds he achieved a boyhood dream.
Becoming a member of Everton earlier in his profession wouldn’t have utterly dominated him out of a transfer to Liverpool, but it surely actually would’ve made such a switch not possible.
The final participant to switch instantly from Everton to Liverpool was Abel Xavier in 2002 however Conor Coady is one participant nonetheless taking part in the sport who has represented each golf equipment.
Present Everton ace Jarrad Branthwaite was linked with a transfer throughout Stanley Park final 12 months – with some studies even claiming Liverpool submitted two bids for the defender.
It’s all the time fascinating to listen to such tales like Pennant’s when gamers retire. He actually selected to represented the precise staff on Merseyside!
