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Daniel Agger was tempted to leave Anfield

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Liverpool defender Daniel Agger has revealed that he was tempted to move to FC Barcelona last Summer, but admitted that the decision to stay in England was an easy one to make.

The Spanish giants were keen on bringing in a new centre-back in the Summer to replace Carles Puyol and after they failed to sign Thiago Silva from Paris Saint-Germain, they turned their attentions to Agger.

However, no formal bid was made for the Dane and he ended up staying at Anfield, a decision he was happy to make.

“I think you are always tempted when stuff like that happens,” Agger told The Times. “You would not be human not to be, but I keep to my principles.

“If I have a contract here for two or three years and the club want me to stay, then I stay with them because, when I signed that deal, that’s what I told them – that I’d be here for four years. I can’t just turn around and say I don’t want to be here anymore.

“It might have been different if the club had said it was in the best interests of both of us to go our different ways.

“In that case Barcelona would have been the best place to go, without a doubt, but the club came to me and told me they wanted me here.

“I’m not saying I wasn’t tempted, because anyone would be in that situation, but for the club to say that to me was enough.

“I am happy here and my family is happy here also and that’s a good combination.”

Written by Alex Batt – @AlexBatt – @AlexsArticles

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