Former QPR, Chelsea and Newcastle player Loic Remy recalls his Near-Miss Liverpool Saga
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Loic Remy
Loic Remy was recounting his experience of nearly signing for Liverpool, including the hurdles he faced during the process.
Loic Remy said “I can remember being on holiday, back in my home country, on a small island, and my agent gave me a call to tell me that Liverpool wanted to sign me. They were training in Boston for pre-season. That was fantastic news for me, so I asked him about the next steps. My agent told me what I needed to do and where I needed to go, but at the time, I didn’t have my passport on me, so I couldn’t make it to Boston. At the time, my agent was the same as Patrice Evra’s – so Patrice’s brother went to Lyon, my hometown, to get my passport, I then travelled all the way to Paris, and met Patrice’s brother there, he gave me the passport and I flew straight to Boston.”
Remy continued to detail the events during his medical and the outcome of the deal.
Loic Remy said “We arrived, me and my agent, and it all felt like a dream – it was happening so quickly. I met all the guys, started doing my interviews, and had a medical, but something was wrong. I didn’t know what was wrong, but they said I just needed to wait for a couple of days. It was a very proud moment for me, but two days later I found out that there was a problem with my medical, and the deal was off – they didn’t want to take the risk, and while I was so disappointed, I accepted it and went back to London, ready to start training with QPR again.”
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