Steven Gerrard makes Liverpool admission over aborted Chelsea transfer - 'I was getting doubts'

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One topic discussed at length was the interest from Chelsea and what prompted the temptation to potentially move at the time.“A phone number on my phone that I didn’t recognise [was how I learned of Chelsea’s interest],” Gerrard began. “I called it back and it was Jose Mourinho.“I was coming into a really good time and I felt confident.

I was consistent and I felt like I could go up against anyone. He was saying to me, ‘are you sure you want to be here?’ and I was getting doubts.“But to cut a long story short, I ended up signing the new deal with Liverpool and was extremely happy.

"It was tempting, of course it was."Financially they’re offering you double your money, but for me it was all about how I was going to stay one of the best midfielders in the Premier League and how I was going to keep my England place. Because if he doesn’t, I’m being told by arguably one of the best managers in world football that I’m going to be the main man.