John Arne Riise explained the Virgil Van Dijk saga in the same manner every Liverpool fan has: Embarrassing.
Our former Norwegian centre-back held a Q&A on his Twitter today and was asked about his feelings towards the club’s botched attempts to seal the proposed £60m deal.
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What happened when Coutinho played Argentina today…
Of course, Southampton reported us for illegally approaching the player and we had to pull out of the deal and issue an apology…
Embarrassing
— John Arne Riise (@JARiiseOfficial) June 9, 2017
Riise also said he expects Daniel Sturridge to depart this summer, as the Englishman deserves more first-team football.
If Jurgen Klopp doesn’t have plans for him as a starter next term, we probably agree, sadly. Although Riise is adamant that he’d play for the German for nothing!
Think it’s best for him to go where he can play regularly
— John Arne Riise (@JARiiseOfficial) June 9, 2017
For free
— John Arne Riise (@JARiiseOfficial) June 9, 2017
A few weeks back, Riise put himself forward for a position as a Liverpool ambassador, when the petition for Michael Owen’s sacking was circling.
But he alerted fans that he’s had not contact from the club, yet:
Nope
— John Arne Riise (@JARiiseOfficial) June 9, 2017