Agent of former Liverpool ace explains reasons for shock Barcelona snub

Former Liverpool defender Martin Skrtel rejected the chance to play for Barcelona last summer, according to his agent.
Skrtel joined Turkish outfit Fenerbahce from Liverpool for £5million in 2016, having made 320 appearances for the Reds during his nine years at Anfield.
And according to Skrtel’s agent, Catalan giants Barcelona thought that the 34-year-old would make a good acquisition – only to be turned down by the Slovakian.
Mithat Halis, part of a firm that represents Skrtel, revealed that a bid came in for the centre-back in the summer – as reported in the Daily Star.
He said: “Barcelona wanted to sign him and were insisting on him because they needed a central defender that was a reliable alternative.

“But the player didn’t agree because he did not want to be a substitute for Gerard Pique and Samuel Umtiti.”
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