By Chris Wright
Brendan Rodgers would just like you to know that, after taking a battering from Liverpool fans for failing to deliver yet another proposed new signing, he was never that interested in signing Memphis Depay in the first place. No siree bub.
As you’ve no doubt heard, Manchester United beat Rodgers and Liverpool to the punch yesterday by announcing they’d agreed a £22million deal with PSV for the Dutch winger, who is now set to rock up at Old Trafford come July.
Let’s see how the timeline of events unfolded shall we?
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Brendan Rodgers – April 26th:
“I wouldn’t like to confirm (my interest in Depay) either way. The kid is a very talented player…It’s clear we need the goal threat for next year.”
“We’ve identified that a striker is a priority but we’ll have to see availability first and then take it from there…It would be for the players to decide whether we’re an attractive club.”
Kind of sort of sounds like you may be hinting at a little sliver of interest there, Brendan.
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OFFICIAL: PSV has reached an agreement with Manchester United for the transfer of Memphis. #psv #memphis @ManUtd
— PSV (English) (@psveindhoven) May 7, 2015
#mufc has reached an agreement with PSV Eindhoven & Memphis Depay for the player’s transfer, subject to a medical. pic.twitter.com/RdrJglzQGv — Manchester United (@ManUtd) May 7, 2015
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Brendan Rodgers, May 8th:
“[Pursuing Depay] wasn’t something we were ever interested in.”
Hmmm.
Real head-scratcher isn’t it?