Ex-Liverpool star who threw embarrassing strop on pitch is set to make Anfield return
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We all thought he'd pulled up".READ MORE: Marcus Rashford knows all about Trent Alexander-Arnold punishment after Real Madrid decisionREAD MORE: Virgil van Dijk makes irritation clear with Liverpool teammates - 'Too many times'Cisse spent only two years at Liverpool, but his heroics in the Champions League final and his goal in the Reds' 2006 FA Cup final victory over West Ham secured him cult hero status.His move to Anfield came off the back of a 26-goal season for Auxerre in Ligue 1 and it wasn't only the Premier League giants who were interested in his services.The Frenchman previously revealed that he almost signed for Barcelona and Real Madrid, but turned down a move to Spain to join Liverpool because of his prior agreement to become a Red."I nearly signed for Barcelona and Real Madrid in the summer of 2004," Cisse told Poker Strategy. "However, I turned those offers down in favour of a move to Liverpool.
Latest Reds news and more on our dedicated Facebook page"I had given my word to Liverpool, and I didn’t want to go back on that agreement. Of course, it would have been great to line up at the Camp Nou or the Bernabeu alongside the talent there was there at the time, but I had already had some good conversations with the club, and I was happy to sign for Liverpool."Liverpool is a great club, and it was one of the best nights of my career to win the Champions League in the way we did in Istanbul the following year, so I’m very happy with the choice I made."Last year, Cisse added that a former Liverpool boss played a starring role in convincing him to move to England.
He said: "I chose Liverpool because of, first, Gerard Houllier. I gave my word to Liverpool a year before I actually signed for the club; in my last season with Auxerre, I had already told Liverpool I would join them."England's 2026 World Cup kitsThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it.