Defender says he really thought £34m player would join Liverpool instead of Manchester City

For most players in the world looking to play in the Premier League, a move to either Manchester City or Liverpool would be their dream transfer due to both clubs’ respective successes in recent years.

Pep Guardiola has turned Manchester City into serial winners and the fact that a third-placed finish in the Premier League last season was a poor campaign for them speaks volumes of the standards they have set.

As for Liverpool, Arne Slot’s success as Jurgen Klopp’s heir has been a…