1BSPORTS 1B Sports June 13th News Former Liverpool player Pennant’s agent Sky Andrew recently visited talkSPORT radio. He said that Real Madrid wanted to introduce Pennant that year, but was rejected by the players.
Andrew said: “Many people don’t know about this, but Pennant could have gone to Real Madrid. At that time, former Liverpool CEO Rick Parry called me to talk to me, and he said that the club had negotiated with Real Madrid for Pennant’s transfer fee.”
“Penant is such a person. His dream is to join Liverpool. When he screwed up this opportunity, there was no other pursuit. So I called him and told him, ‘Penant, Liverpool has agreed to let you transfer to Real Madrid.'”
“He asked me how much I paid, and I said they would send a private plane to pick you up. His reaction was cold and he couldn’t get interested at all. I really hoped that this deal could be made at that time.”
talkSPORT host O’Hara was shocked by Pennant’s cold rejection of Real Madrid, and asked the reason. Andrew explained: “The Real Madrid said to me that they only need an alternative on the bench.”
“The more I persuaded Pennant, the more he insisted: ‘No, I don’t want to sit on the bench’.”
“He was a nightmare when he didn’t play the game. In the end, Real Madrid signed an individual from West Ham United, and the player didn’t play in the second half of the season. If Pennant went but couldn’t play, that would be a disaster.”
When asked about his feelings as Pennant’s agent, Andrew joked: “He forced me to drink to relieve my sorrows, although I didn’t drink at all. But no one loved him more than me. I’ve been his agent for 25 years.”