Liverpool favourite in transfer LIMBO as last-minute bid turned down | OneFootball

Liverpool fans were taken by surprise during the January transfer window when it emerged that the Reds had entertained an offer from Tottenham for Andy Robertson.

The 31-year-old joined the Premier League champions back in 2017 from Hull City on an £8m deal - going on to establish himself as one of the best left-backs in the world.

The Scotland captain has won all there is to win in the club game throughout his time at Liverpool - including the Champions League and two Premier League titles.

But the sun began to set on his successful spell on Merseyside last season. New head coach Arne Slot opted to use Kostas Tsimikas more frequently as a rotation option - and Robertson began to make some uncharacteristic errors.

It led to left-back becoming a priority focus in the summer 2025 transfer window - with sporting director Richard Hughes sanctioning a £40m deal for Milos Kerkez.

Although it took the Hungarian a while to find his feet he is now a firm fixture in the first team - leaving Robbo on the outside looking in.

Liverpool hang up the phone on Tottenham

With a contract expiring in summer 2026 - and a sizeable £160k per week salary - perhaps considering a sale in January made sense.

Liverpool would receive £5m or so for the Scot - who is known to be desperate for first-team football ahead of his nation’s first FIFA World Cup since 1998.

But the move was brought to a halt as the Reds could not conclude a deal with Roma which would see Tsimikas return early from his loan deal in time.

It has now been claimed by Sky Sports reporter Michael Bridge that Spurs conducted a last-minute check-in with Liverpool to ensure their minds hadn’t changed over Robertson.

“Our information was that a check call has gone in just to see if Liverpool’s position has changed as to the availability of Andy Robertson, but that’s a no,” he said late on deadline day per GIVEMESPORT.