Liverpool manager wanted me at Chelsea – Moses

Liverpool's on-loan forward Victor Moses very
nearly became a Chelsea player more than five
years before actually making the move to
Stamford Bridge.
Moses was an academy product at Crystal
Palace in the previous decade and made his
Premier League debut with the Eagles.
It was the same time that his current
Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers was youth
team manager under Jose Mourinho at
Chelsea.
Rodgers became an admirer of Moses' talents,
and the 22-year-old admitted he was being
wooed for a switch after just a few sessions
with the Blues. Moses eventually joined
Chelsea in 2012.
"I spoke to (Rodgers) when I was 16 and he
wanted me to come to Chelsea, the Nigeria
winger told Liverpool's official site.
"So I trained with the club for a bit and he
was impressed.
"I went back home after the training period,
had a little think about it and thought I'd get
a bigger chance to play and develop at Palace.
"So I rang him up and said I was sorry, but
that I decided not to join them, and that I
wanted to build my career from Palace.
"It's great actually that I eventually move to
Liverpool and he's the manager here and I get
the chance to work under him."
Moses is on a season-long loan at Liverpool
and, ironically, scored on his Reds debut for
Rodgers' against ex-club Swansea City – his
only goal so far – in a 2-2 draw last month.
Meanwhile, Moses says Liverpool want to push
for silverware after an impressive start to the
season.
The 22-year-old has been ever-present in
Rodgers' side since completing a season-long
loan move from Chelsea in the summer
transfer window.
"I'm just here to do my best for Liverpool,
there's no question about that," Moses told
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"It's a massive club with great history and so I
just want to add to that. We'd like to push for
trophies this season, so I'm just going to help
the team with that aim."
"We've got a really great squad here, with
quality players and I'm honoured to be part of
it."