Andy Robertson almost joined Liverpool's fierce rivals before 'laughable' transfer offer

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Liverpool FC NewsFeaturesAndy RobertsonAndy Robertson will leave Liverpool as a club legend this weekend, although he might have ended up as a villain to the Reds had a transfer earlier in his career gone throughAndy Robertson has revealed he almost joined one of Liverpool's fierce rivals before landing at Anfield(Image: Getty Images)Andy Robertson has revealed he came close to joining Everton long before he became a Liverpool legend.The left-back will bring the curtain down on his Anfield career this weekend, having made 377 appearances for the Reds and won every major honor available during his nine-year spell on Merseyside, including two Premier League titles.Robertson will go down as one of Liverpool’s greatest ever signings, having joined the club back in 2017 for just $10.7 million from Hull - although he might not have been held in such high regard by Reds fans had Everton got its way earlier on in his career.READ MORE: Liverpool transfer news and rumors today LIVE: Arne Slot future update, Bowen interest, Diomande decisionREAD MORE: Harvey Elliott immediately mocks Aston Villa transfer after Europa League successHaving been released as a teenager by Celtic, Robertson had to build his career the hard way, signing for Queen’s Park before breaking into the first-team at the Glasgow club, and earning a move to Dundee United in 2013.He only needed a season at Tannadice Park before interest started to roll in from England. Among those casting a keen eye, as Robertson reveals in The Anfield Wrap’s new documentary One Of Us: Becoming Andy Robertson, was Liverpool’s neighbor.“Funny story actually, before Stan [Ternent, Hull City scout] had kind of come and watched me in the January, Roberto Martinez came up and watched me and he was the Everton manager at the time,” Robertson explained.Everton decided against signing Andy Robertson when he was still at Dundee United(Image: Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)“I was going to be back-up to Leighton Baines and then, obviously, Leighton Baines was going to go and I was hopefully then going to take over and things like that.”He went on to add: “Everton actually bid for me when I was at Dundee United in January.

Dundee United said they wanted £1.5 million.“Everton started laughing and then I think that was the end of the negotiation.”Get Liverpool's new 2026/27 home kitThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. He would go on to spend three years with the Tigers, where he would catch Liverpool’s eye despite the club’s relegation from the Premier League in 2017, and the rest, as they say, is history.“Obviously, the way everything’s turned out, I’m glad that [the Everton move] never happened because I don’t think I’d be sitting here today.

You’d probably hate me instead!” Robertson went on to say.Liverpool.com says: Not Roberto Martinez’s finest hour. And to think, he might be the biggest bargain Liverpool has ever had, and Everton turned down the chance to sign him for a fraction of that price!Choose Liverpool.com as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.Liverpool FCAndy RobertsonEverton FC