Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has disclosed that players should not be blamed for forcing an exit to another club.
He made this known after Alexander Isak got his wish by sealing a British-record £125 million switch to the Premier League champions, Liverpool on Monday.
“Nice guys don’t win,“Ferdinand said on the sidelines of the World Football Summit in Hong Kong.
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“The clubs get away with murder in these situations. How many players down the years were denied a move because the clubs said it wasn’t this and it wasn’t that? Being greedy.
“But players get vilified when they say, ‘It’s a great offer, it’s a load of money, why aren’t you letting me go? I want to go to a club that’s winning trophies.’”