£25m Napoli midfielder claims he snubbed Liverpool despite being a Reds fan

Jesper Lindstrom joined Italian champions Napoli on a £25m move from Frankfurt this summer. The 23-year-old says Liverpool approached him but he turned it down.

"It was Liverpool and I am a Liverpool supporter, so it would’ve been a madly fascinating experience, but would it have been an intelligent move?" he said in an interview with Tipsbladet.

"If I don’t play, then I may as well sit in front of the TV and watch them play there while I am at a different club. I am at an age now where I have to play football."

Curiously, Lindstrom will link up with another Liverpool fan, Piotr Zielinski, at Napoli.

It is an interesting decision from the 23-year-old and it's even more fascinating he is so open about it. Good luck in Serie A to Jesper!