Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp wanted Carlos Zambrano transfer before star rejected Reds
Dynamo Kiev defender Carlos Zambrano has spoken out about his chance to join Liverpool. The Peru international ended up staying at Eintracht Frankfurt
Duncan RobinsonSport Reporter
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Carlos Zambrano has revealed that he turned down the chance to join Liverpool - because he had promised a previous coach that he would not leave.
The Peru international has recently spoke out about how he dreams of signing for the Reds one day in the future.
The 30-year-old moved to Dynamo Kiev last January from Rubin Kazan but after a difficult start to life in Ukraine he has joined FC Basel on loan.
Before that he started out at Bundesliga side Schalke before making over 100 appearances for Eintracht Frankfurt.
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The defender has revealed how Jurgen Klopp tried to sign him when the Reds were in the midst of a defensive injury crisis.
In an interview with Movistar , Zambrano explained how both Liverpool and Sevilla tried to sign him but that he could not leave Frankfurt because of a promise he had made to a coach.
"It has always been a dream to play in Liverpool or Sevilla, and I had offers from both," he claimed.
"The Sevilla could not happen because Frankfurt did not want to. I was in a good moment, and I was fine there, and it was not done.
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"A week before the pre-season, Liverpool had injuries to all their central defenders.
"Jurgen Klopp was already in the club and they asked me at that time, but a week before I had promised my coach that I stayed in the club and fight."
Under Klopp Liverpool have gone on to be crowned European and world champions and are now in pole position to lift their Premier League title.
While Zambrano has had to reflect on what might have been should a move to Anfield have come to fruition, the Reds have gone from strength to strength.
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The signing of Virgil van Dijk for £75m in January 208 may have put paid to his hopes of a regular starting berth anyway for the Peru star.
A 2-0 win over Sheffield United on Thursday night maintained Liverpool's 13 point lead over second-placed Leicester City in the Premier League with a game in hand.
It is now surely only a matter of time before the Merseyside outfit end their 30 year wait for a league title.
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