'Had that opportunity': World Cup winner admits he had the chance to join Liverpool under Jurgen Klopp

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Liverpool usually get their top targets but some just slip through the net.The Reds have had one of, if not the, best transfer windows in their history, with a plethora of top talent being welcomed into the club.They have spent just under £450m to bring these players in, but in the long run, they strongly believe that it will be worth it.Liverpool have also beaten off competition for some of Europe’s best, something they have not always been able to do.This was proven in 2017 as they tried their best to sign a World Cup winner who Jurgen Klopp was very fond of, with the German recently admitting that he still thinks about what could have happened if he did make the switch to Anfield instead.Photo by TF-Images/Getty ImagesJulian Draxler had the opportunity to join LiverpoolThe Bundesliga has always been a league that boasts top talent, and around 2017, many big names were being linked with moves away.The one who was probably the most consistently rumoured to be on the move was Julian Draxler, with the German wanted by almost every top team, especially in the Premier League. Liverpool were very keen, and so were Arsenal, although the World Cup winner opted for a move to PSG instead, a transfer that never truly worked out.And now, Draxler himself has admitted that he had the chance to join the Reds, and still wonders to this day what could have happened if he did.READ MORE: Theo Walcott claims Liverpool have a £34m player who’s better than Gareth Bale“There are several [clubs that wanted me].

When I was still very young at Schalke and extended my contract, I could have gone to Arsenal,” he said to SportBild as per Sport Witness. “I’ve also wondered what would have happened if I hadn’t gone from Wolfsburg to Paris, but to Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool.

I had that opportunity, too. I’m at peace with my decisions.”Liverpool went on to sign Mohamed Salah insteadDraxler rejecting a move now looks like one of the best things to ever happen to Liverpool as they went on to sign Mohamed Salah instead.Although they are not like-for-like, the German was one of the options considered before moving for Salah, with the other two being Christian Pulisic and Julian Brandt.It could not have been a better choice either, for obvious reasons, with the Egyptian one of the greatest players in Liverpool history.As for Draxler, he is into his third season at Al Ahli in Qatar at the age of 32, almost two years younger than Salah.