Posted on December 25, 2021 at 11:00 am by GdSS
Coming very close to leaving OM for Liverpool a year ago, Duje Caleta-Car was ultimately selected by Pablo Longoria, who turned down a large sum of money for the transfer. A file that has enough to feed some regrets…
The facts go back to January 2021, a few hours before the end of the winter transfer window : Duje Caleta-Car , contacted at the last minute by Liverpool , was the subject of an offer of 26M € from the Reds, but the OM had decided to retain him: “It was an honor for me to know that such a club wanted me. We decided with the club that I was going to stay. OM are also a great club and I still have a lot of progress to make here. I was really very happy to receive an offer from them. Liverpool are one of the biggest clubs in the world. It could have been a big step in my career ”, then confided Caleta-Car at a press conference.
OM can regret their choice with Caleta-Car
Today, what conclusions can be drawn from this decision to retain Duje Caleta-Car ? L 'OM has been trying desperately for several months to separate from the Croatian international to recover cash, but struggles to find a market taker while Liverpool offered a large sum at the time. Pablo Longori therefore made perhaps one of the biggest mistakes of his career by refusing to give up his player last winter.